(Initially, the assembly of the cars was intended for a factory in the town of Cherven Bryag.)
It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Cherven Bryag.
The Sofia – Kardam train fire occurred on 28 February 2008, when the BDZ night train from Sofia to Kardam caught fire at 11:40 pm near the industrial zone of the town of Cherven bryag, Bulgaria.