Ivan Alekseyevich Likhachev (; 15 June 1896 â 24 June 1956) was a Soviet statesman, one of the organizers of the Soviet automobile industry. He is known as the director of the Moscow 1st State Automobile Plant (now the Likhachev Plant). Member of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR of the 7th convocation, deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 1-5 convocations. Member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) (1939âÂÂ1941), candidate member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1956).