JSC "Pavlovo Bus" started its history as a factory, producing car-and-tractor instrument (ZATI) for Gorkyi Automobile Plant. Building of the plant began on the 5th of August, 1930.

In 1930 the building was finished. Mass production of brand instruments ZATI began in October, 1932.

1952 became the year of second berth of the plant. On the 24th of April the plan of reconstruction of the plant and production of 10 thousand busses was confirmed. On the 5th of August, 1952 the first five busses of PAZ brand were produced.

The production increased, and soon the plant was ready to produce new model PAZ-652 of a vagon layout. The construction was worked out by the PAZ engineers. The serial production began in 1960.

In 1967 PAZ-655T was marked off with The Big Silver Medal of Tourist Commissariat, France and with the medal of Motorshow.

In 1969 on the International Saloon Contest in Nice, France, PAZ was awarded a honorary prize of The 19th International Contest - Big Cup and the prize "Golden Nika".

On the 12th of November, 1968 the new model - PAZ-672 was started in production. In common technologic process the following models were produced:
- PAZ-72C and PAZ-3202C (northern version);
- PAZ-3201 of improved cross-country ability;
- PAZ-6724 of tropic version;
- PAZ-6729 for highlands.

On the 11th of February, 1971 the plant was rewarded with Order of the Red Banner for the successful development of the technology.

On the 24th of September, 1982 the plant was rewarded with the Badge of Honour for the contribution to the cause of developing of the home bus industry.

In 1989 the plant started the serial production of PAZ-3205.

On the 30th of July, 1998 the 500th bus of PAZ brand was produced. In that day the production of big city busses was announced.

On the 30th of August, 1999 JSC "Pavlovo Bus" was rewarded with the special prize of the International Motorshow-99 in Moscow for working out of the certain models: PAZ-3209 "Aurora" and city busses PAZ-5271 and PAZ-5272.