During its lifetime, VgTZ has supplied more than 2.5 million tractors to the farming industry, making a huge contribution to the mechanization of agriculture.

[4] Once the contract was agreed, design and construction of the plant proceeded without delay, and the entire facility was installed within a period of six months under the supervision of American engineers.

The huge flow of cargo was shipped via the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and Black Sea, then by river and over land to the place of construction.

[7] The new factory was officially opened on June 17, 1930, and the first tractor to begin production on the assembly line was the 15-30, manufactured in the USA by the McCormick Deering company; in the USSR, it became known as the 15/30 STZ (or STZ-1).

During World War II, the plant was retooled to produce military equipment and weapons for the Soviet Red Army, most notably the T-34 tank.

When the German Wehrmacht reached the city in the summer of 1942, the tractor plant was their first target, and it was largely destroyed during the fierce fighting that ensued over the next few months.

[1] Once the hostilities had ended with the final victory in February 1943, the site was cleared of shells and debris so that restoration work could begin immediately.

[3] In 1992, the Volgograd Tractor Plant became a private joint-stock company, and entered a period of economic uncertainty with a decline in productivity.

[10] A decision was taken to merge the military side of the concern with the state-owned holding company Rostec, in order to stabilize the plant's financial position.

[11] In the spring of 2019, reconstruction work began on the ruins of the tractor plant, with plans to regenerate the area into a multipurpose center, including shops, office buildings, and apartments.