AvtoVAZ
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n automobile manufacturer formerly known as VAZ: Volzhsky Avtomobilny Zavod (ВАЗ, Во́лжский автомоби́льный заво́д), but better known to the world under the trade name Lada
Lada
Lada is a trademark of AvtoVAZ, a Russian car manufacturer in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. All AvtoVAZ vehicles are currently sold under the Lada brand, though this was not always so; Lada was originally AvtoVAZ's export brand for models it sold under the Zhiguli name in the domestic Soviet market...
. The company was established in the late 1960s in collaboration with Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
. The current company name contains abnormal semantic pleonasm
Pleonasm
Pleonasm is the use of more words or word-parts than is necessary for clear expression: examples are black darkness, or burning fire...
: "AvtoVAZ" literally stands for "Avtomobilniy Volzhsky Avtomobilny Zavod" ("Automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
Volga Automobile Plant"). AvtoVAZ is the largest company in the Russian automotive industry. It is 25% owned by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
carmaker Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
.
It produces nearly one million cars a year, including the Kalina
Lada Kalina
The Lada Kalina is a supermini produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ and sold under the Lada brand. It began production in November 2004 as the 2004 year model in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus, although dealership availability for foreign markets started only in September 2005.The...
, Lada 110
Lada 110
The Lada 110 is a Russian sedan car built by AvtoVAZ since 1995. It also spawned two close derivatives - the 111 estate and 112 hatchback...
and the Niva
Lada Niva
The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
off-road vehicle
Off-road vehicle
An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface. It is generally characterized by having large tires with deep, open treads, a flexible suspension, or even caterpillar tracks...
. However, the original Fiat 124
Fiat 124
The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500...
-based vehicle, the VAZ-2101
VAZ-2101
The VAZ-2101 is a compact car, sedan, produced by VAZ and introduced in 1970. VAZ had been founded in the mid-1960s as a collaboration between Fiat and the Soviet government, and the 2101 was its first product...
and its derivatives, remain the models most associated with its Lada brand.
The VAZ factory is one of the biggest in the world, with over 90 miles (144.8 km) of production lines, and is unique in that most of the components for the cars are made in-house.
The original Lada was intended as a "people's car" for consumers of the Eastern Bloc - lacking in most luxuries expected in Western-made cars of its era. Ladas were sold as a budget 'no-frills' vehicle in several Western nations during the 1970s and 1980s, including Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, France
France
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, though trade sanctions banned their export to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Sales to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
were forbidden by the agreement between the Soviet government and Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
, to protect Fiat from cheap imports in its home market.
Origins
The plant was set up as a collaboration between Italy and the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and built on the banks of the Volga River in 1966. A new town, Tolyatti
Tolyatti
Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it...
, named after the Italian Communist Party leader Palmiro Togliatti
Palmiro Togliatti
Palmiro Togliatti was an Italian politician and leader of the Italian Communist Party from 1927 until his death.-Early life:...
, was built around the factory. The Lada was envisaged as a "people's car" like the Citroën 2CV
Citroën 2CV
The Citroën 2CV |tax horsepower]]”) was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1948 and 1990. It was technologically advanced and innovative, but with uncompromisingly utilitarian unconventional looks, and deceptively simple Bauhaus inspired bodywork, that belied the sheer...
or the VW Beetle.
The lightweight Italian Fiat 124
Fiat 124
The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500...
was adapted in order to survive treacherous Russian driving conditions. Among many changes, aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
brake drums were added to the rear, and the original Fiat engine was dropped in favour of a newer design also purchased from Fiat. This new engine had a modern overhead camshaft
Overhead camshaft
Overhead cam valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the valves or lifters in a more direct manner compared to overhead valves and pushrods...
design but was never used in Fiat cars. The suspension was raised to clear rough Russian roads and the bodyshell was made from thicker, heavier steel. The first Lada models were equipped with a starting handle in case the battery went flat in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
n conditions, though this was later dropped. Another feature specifically intended to help out in cold conditions was a manual auxiliary fuel pump.
Exports to the West began in 1974; under the original agreement with Fiat, the car could not be sold in competition with the 124 until its replacement (the Fiat 131 Mirafiori
Fiat 131
The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show....
) had been released and all Fiat production of the 124 had ceased.
Engines fitted to the original Ladas start with the 1.2 L carburetor
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
in the original and go up to the 1.7 L export model set up with a General Motors single point fuel injection
Fuel injection
Fuel injection is a system for admitting fuel into an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive petrol engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
system. Diesel engines were later fitted for the domestic market only. The drivetrain is a simple rear-wheel drive setup with a live rear axle. The engine is an inline four
Straight-4
The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....
with two valves per cylinder and a single overhead camshaft.
The Fiat-based Ladas feature various headlight, trim and body styles. The original, Fiat style models included VAZ-2101
VAZ-2101
The VAZ-2101 is a compact car, sedan, produced by VAZ and introduced in 1970. VAZ had been founded in the mid-1960s as a collaboration between Fiat and the Soviet government, and the 2101 was its first product...
sedan and VAZ-2102 station wagon. 1972 saw the introduction of a deluxe version of the sedan, VAZ-2103
VAZ-2103
The VAZ-2103 is a deluxe compact car, sedan, produced by AvtoVAZ and introduced in 1972. Better known as the Lada outside of its native Russia, it was a localized version of the Fiat 124 Speciale model 1968 tailored for the Soviet and Eastern European market...
, which was based on Fiat 124
Fiat 124
The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500...
Special 1968 and featured a new 1.5 L engine and twin headlights. In 1974, the original VAZ-2101 was updated with new engines and interiors; VAZ-2102 underwent the same improvements in 1976. The body style with two round headlights was manufactured until 1988; all others remain in production in slightly updated form.
The VAZ-2106 introduced in December 1975 was an updated version of VAZ-2103, really which was based on Fiat 124
Fiat 124
The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500...
Special T 1972, featuring different interiors and new 1.6 L engine. 2106 is the oldest and the most popular rear-drive model of AvtoVAZ; its production ended in 2001 from Tolyatti was postponed to Izhavto (Izhevsk
Izhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...
), which was completed in December 2005.
VAZ-2105, still based on the 2101 but updated to 80s styling, was introduced in 1980 and was marketed outside the Soviet Union under the Riva or Laika names, depending on country. Square headlights and new body panels distinguish this style from the old models. A deluxe version, VAZ-2107, was out in 1982; it featured a better engine, refined interiors and a Mercedes-like radiator grille. In 1984, the VAZ-2104 station wagon completed the line-up. In 2002 station wagon 2104 production was transferred to IzhAvto. Production of the sedan in 2105 completed 30 December 2010, and production of deluxe sedan 2107 to March 2011 will be transferred to IzhAvto.
In the domestic market, these classic models were called Zhiguli
Zhiguli
Zhiguli may refer to:*Zhiguli Mountains, a forested mountain range by river Volga in the Samara oblast.*Zhiguli , the name given to Lada cars, built by AvtoVAZ, in the domestic market....
(Жигули). The Lada
Lada
Lada is a trademark of AvtoVAZ, a Russian car manufacturer in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. All AvtoVAZ vehicles are currently sold under the Lada brand, though this was not always so; Lada was originally AvtoVAZ's export brand for models it sold under the Zhiguli name in the domestic Soviet market...
name was used for exports only, but a large share of Ladas was reexported from Eastern bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
countries, so the brand was well known in the domestic market as well.
Non-Fiat models
Lada Niva
The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
was introduced in 1978. This highly popular car was made with off-road use in mind, featuring a gearbox with a four-wheel-drive selector lever as well as a low- and high- range selector lever. It has an original body style and the most powerful 1.7 L engine in the VAZ range. The Niva has also been available with 1.9 L Peugeot sourced diesel engine. The Niva is still in production.
Based on the success of the Niva, the design department prepared a new family of front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine arrangement generally found in rear-wheel drive and...
models by 1984, which was of a completely domestic design. Production started with the VAZ-21083 Sputnik 3-door hatchback; the series was later renamed Samara
Lada Samara
The Lada Samara or VAZ-2108 is an economy car produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ's Lada brand, from 1984 until 2004. The brand name Samara originally was used only for exported models, in Russia the same model was called "Sputnik" , until 1991, when the sedan version of Samara...
. The Samara engine was mostly designed and produced in-house, had a new single overhead cam design and was driven by a more modern rubber belt. The combustion chambers were developed in collaboration with Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
. The line-up features a completely new body and interiors, front McPherson suspension
Independent suspension
Independent suspension is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically independently of each other. This is contrasted with a beam axle, live axle or deDion axle system in which the wheels are linked – movement on one side affects...
and rear torsion bar
Torsion beam suspension
thumb|250px|A front [[VW Beetle]] suspension cross-sectionA torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension or torsion beam suspension, is a general term for any vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar as its main weight bearing spring...
, rack and pinion steering
Steering
Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel or vehicle to follow the desired course...
and an updated 5-speed gearshift. The 5-door VAZ-21093 hatchback followed in 1987, and the 4-door 1.5 L sedan, VAZ-21099, was introduced in 1990. The same year, the front sides and radiator grille were restyled on the whole Samara range.
The 2108-2109 models were in production until 2001, when they were restyled with new side panels, interiors and 1.5 L fuel injection
Fuel injection
Fuel injection is a system for admitting fuel into an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive petrol engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
engines (though fuel injection was available as early as 1995). The Lada 2109 hatchback was rebadged as Lada 2114, and Lada 21099 sedan was rebadged as the Lada 2115. The 2104-21099 model range was transferred to IzhMash
Izh
Izh may refer to one of the following.*Izh River , Udmurt Republic, Russia*Izh motorcycles from IzhMoto*izh, ISO 639-3 code for the Ingrian language...
and ZAZ
ZAZ
ZAZ or Zaporizhia Automobile Building Plant is the main automobile-manufacturer of Ukraine, based in the south-eastern city of Zaporizhia. It is also known for its former mother company name, AvtoZAZ...
and is still being manufactured. In 2004 VAZ also introduced Lada 2113, a restyled version of Lada 2108, but this car has never used much popularity, as the Lada 2108 was only popular for a short time.
The VAZ-1111 Oka micro-car, which resembles the Fiat Panda
Fiat Panda
The Fiat Panda is a city car from the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat. The first Fiat Panda was introduced in 1980, and was produced until 2003 with only a few changes. It is now sometimes referred to as the "old Panda". The second model, launched in 2003, is sometimes referred to "New Panda"...
(though has no relation to it), was introduced in 1988, and in 1991 the production was transferred to the KamAZ
Kamaz
KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976...
and SeAZ
SeAZ
SeAZ is a large engineering plant in Serpukhov, Russia. The company was founded on July 7, 1939 by order of the People's Commissar of General Engineering Industry and by the head of Glavmotoveloprom, concerning production of small capacity motorcycles...
factories.
The VAZ-2120 Nadezhda minivan is based on the original Niva and has been in low-volume production since 1998. A five-door version of the Niva, the VAZ-2131, has been in production since 1995.
The break-up of the USSR delayed the production of new 110-series
Lada 110
The Lada 110 is a Russian sedan car built by AvtoVAZ since 1995. It also spawned two close derivatives - the 111 estate and 112 hatchback...
by a couple of years. The VAZ-2110 sedan was introduced in 1996, the 2111 station wagon followed in 1998 and the 2112 hatchback
Lada 112
Lada 112 is a hatchback Car, part of the Lada Range Of Vehicles, produced by Russian auto manufacturer AvtoVAZ. The Lada 112 was introduced in 2000, and is somewhat more modern and luxurious-looking than the traditional Ladas. The car is relatively popular in Russia today.It has a 1.6 GTI engine...
completed the range in 2001. These models are basically based on Samara
Lada Samara
The Lada Samara or VAZ-2108 is an economy car produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ's Lada brand, from 1984 until 2004. The brand name Samara originally was used only for exported models, in Russia the same model was called "Sputnik" , until 1991, when the sedan version of Samara...
technology with a new body and fuel injection engines as standard features, though carburated versions have also been available up until 2001. The 110-series remains in production and has been continually updated over the years. For example, engines used to be 1.5 L units with either 8 or 16 valves, but these have now been upgraded to 1.6 L units that meet stricter emissions rules.
Market share
Tightening emissions and safety legislation meant that AvtoVAZ withdrew from most Western markets by the late 1997; often, there were also problems with spare parts. In the USAUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
they were never sold due to the cold war, but they were available in Canada (where the Niva was quite popular). The rise in popularity of Far Eastern imports from newly established manufacturers such as Daewoo
Daewoo
Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999...
, Proton, Kia
Kia Motors
Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
and Hyundai
Hyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
contributed to Lada's demise in the West. These Korean and Malaysian-manufactured vehicles offered modern, Japanese developed technology and levels of build quality and standard equipment which Lada could not compete with, and by the turn of the millennium, had completely taken over the market niche that Lada had survived in for over 20 years.
Though the original Lada, and as of the early part of the new millennium, the Samara
Lada Samara
The Lada Samara or VAZ-2108 is an economy car produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ's Lada brand, from 1984 until 2004. The brand name Samara originally was used only for exported models, in Russia the same model was called "Sputnik" , until 1991, when the sedan version of Samara...
, have now been withdrawn, the Lada 110
Lada 110
The Lada 110 is a Russian sedan car built by AvtoVAZ since 1995. It also spawned two close derivatives - the 111 estate and 112 hatchback...
and the Niva
Lada Niva
The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
are still sold in certain Western European markets, as are the more modern models. The Lada is widely available in many Central and South American countries as well as in Africa, the Middle East and in all of the former Soviet Union and Communist Bloc nations.
Recent developments
As AvtoVAZ was allowed to sell cars to private dealers in late 1980s, Boris Berezovsky arranged to resell the cars to the public through his LogoVAZ dealerships. In 1993 he started a campaign to collect funds for the "people's automobile" and created the AVVA venture, which stands for All-Russian Automobile Alliance; the AvtoVAZ held a major share in the venture. The plans were to build a completely new plant for production of the VAZ-1116 superminiSupermini car
A supermini is a British term that describes automobiles larger than a city car but smaller than a small family car. This car class is also known as the B-segment across Europe, and as subcompact in North America....
. However, the financial crisis of 1998 put these plans to an end. The development concepts of 1116 instead became the foundation of the Lada Kalina
Lada Kalina
The Lada Kalina is a supermini produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ and sold under the Lada brand. It began production in November 2004 as the 2004 year model in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus, although dealership availability for foreign markets started only in September 2005.The...
range.
GM-AvtoVAZ
GM-AvtoVAZ
GM-AvtoVAZ is a joint venture in Russia between General Motors and AvtoVAZ set up in 1999. It produces the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Niva, based on the Lada Niva, and the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Viva, based on the 1998 Opel Astra notchback....
, a joint-venture with General Motors, adopted an updated version of the Niva
Lada Niva
The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
, VAZ-2123, that was considered for production since the 1990s. Named Chevrolet Niva, it's being built on the venture's plant since 2001 and is exported to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. In 2004, the Chevrolet Viva, a four-door version of the Opel Astra
Opel Astra
The Opel Astra is a small family car engineered and manufactured by the German automaker Opel since 1991.It is branded as Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom, the Buick Excelle XT in China and the Chevrolet Astra/Vectra in Latin America...
G, was introduced.
VAZ has also tried to get into the sportier markets: several Ladas were factory-tuned and given a Momo steering wheel. A convertible was also produced. In 2003, VAZ presented the concept car
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
Lada Revolution
Lada Revolution
The Lada Revolution was a concept car first presented in 2003 by Russian brand Lada . It was an open, single-seater sports car powered by a 1.6 L engine producing . It was said to be able achieve 0-100 km/h in 6.5 seconds, with a top speed of .- External links :* *...
, an open single seater sports car
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
powered by a 1.6 L engine producing 215 hp. There are other experimental cars, such as the VAZ-210834 Tarzan SUV concept, VAZ-1922 monster truck and VAZ-2359 pick-up, all based on Niva. The VAZ-211223 110-series
Lada 110
The Lada 110 is a Russian sedan car built by AvtoVAZ since 1995. It also spawned two close derivatives - the 111 estate and 112 hatchback...
coupe, with the sister models 111
Lada 111
Lada 111 is AvtoVAZ's front wheel drive car with station wagon bodystyle . It has been manufactured since 1998...
and 112
Lada 112
Lada 112 is a hatchback Car, part of the Lada Range Of Vehicles, produced by Russian auto manufacturer AvtoVAZ. The Lada 112 was introduced in 2000, and is somewhat more modern and luxurious-looking than the traditional Ladas. The car is relatively popular in Russia today.It has a 1.6 GTI engine...
have been developed with a modern and luxurious look and feel, have been mass produced, and are popular in Russia today.
Some models (mostly the police version) have a Wankel-type engine (like the Mazda RX-7), though development of this engine has since stopped. The main causes are special requirements for service and repair (mostly available only in Moscow & Togliatti) and very high fuel & lubricating oil consumption.
2005 saw the introduction of the new Kalina
Lada Kalina
The Lada Kalina is a supermini produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ and sold under the Lada brand. It began production in November 2004 as the 2004 year model in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus, although dealership availability for foreign markets started only in September 2005.The...
supermini
Supermini car
A supermini is a British term that describes automobiles larger than a city car but smaller than a small family car. This car class is also known as the B-segment across Europe, and as subcompact in North America....
lineup to the market. AvtoVAZ has built a new modern plant for this model and is hoping to sell some 200,000 cars annually. Test production of the Lada 1118 sedan started in November 2004 and full-scale assembly was launched in May 2005. The Lada 1119 hatchback and Lada 1117 station wagon with updated DOHC 1.6L engines followed in 2006.
The restyled 110-series model, Lada 2170 Priora
Lada Priora
Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;...
, is produced since March 2007.
Project C, which has come to be known as the Lada 2116
Lada 2116
This article refers to an AvtoVAZ vehicle under development, on which information in English is limited. The Russian Wikipedia article on the VAZ-2116 series can be found here: :ru:%D0%92%D0%90%D0%97-2116...
or Lada Silhouette, is a family car
Mid-size car
A mid-size car is the North American/Australian standard for an automobile with a size equal to or greater than that of a compact...
jointly developed with input from both Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
and Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
, is intended to finally replace the Classic models. Spy shots of the car appeared in 2007, suggesting a 2008 launch however contradicting reports have shown that the car will now not be ready until 2011. AvtoVAZ however began to move production of the Classic models (which were still selling strongly in Russia) out of Togliatti at the end of 2010 - fuelling further speculation that this is to free up production capacity for the 2116.
AvtoVAZ was considering the local production of Ecotec Family 1 (FAM-1) engines using the equipment transferred from Szentgotthard
Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border, and is home to much of Hungary's small Slovene ethnic minority....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
plant. A transmissions plant was to be bought from Daewoo Moto India
GM Daewoo
GM Korea Company is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer and is a division of the General Motors Company. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo which was split from its parent company, Daewoo Group, in 2001...
, a former Daewoo Motors subsidiary that was not sold to GM. The engines and transmissions were to be used in both GM-AvtoVAZ
GM-AvtoVAZ
GM-AvtoVAZ is a joint venture in Russia between General Motors and AvtoVAZ set up in 1999. It produces the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Niva, based on the Lada Niva, and the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Viva, based on the 1998 Opel Astra notchback....
and Lada cars. As of Summer 2005, these plans are cancelled and VAZ is seeking another way to acquire some modern powerplant technology.
After some shakeups in the management caused by a recent acquisition from Rosoboronexport, AvtoVAZ is currently in talks with Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
to negotiate a CKD assembly of the Renault Logan. They have also contracted Magna International
Magna International
Magna International Inc. , is an automotive supplier headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest automobile parts manufacturer, and one of the country's largest companies. It owns the Magna Steyr automobile production company of Austria....
to design a new car platform and equip a new plant for its production.
AvtoVAZ suffered considerably in the 2008-2009 world economic crisis. In October 2008, the company was reported to possess over 100,000 unsold units, and desperately needed money to repay short-term debts. On March 31, the value of AvtoVAZ shares jumped by almost 30 percent, due to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's proclaimed determination to support the auto giant. Putin paid a visit to Togliatti, expressed his approval of the management for not initiating massive layoffs, and promised more than $1 billion in loans, cash, and guarantees. In May, 2009, Putin bought an AvtoVAZ Niva SUV to show his support for the hard-pressed domestic producer.
Models
Each model has an internal index that reflects the level of modifications, based on the engine and other options installed. For example, the VAZ-21103 variant has the 1.5 L 16V engine, while the VAZ-21104 uses the latest 1.6 L 16V fuel injection engine. Since 2001, trim levels are also indicated by including a number after the main index: '-00' means base trim level, '-01' means standard trim and '-02' designates deluxe version; for example, VAZ-21121-02 means Lada 112 hatchback with an 1.6L SOHC engine and deluxe trim.The car's name is formed from 'VAZ-index model name. The classic Fiat 124-derived models were known on the domestic market as Zhiguli (Жигули) until late-1990s, when the name was dropped; thus, the 2104-2107 range, as well as 110-series, actually lack a model name. The restyled Sputnik range was renamed Samara, but the Niva and the Oka retained their names. By first decade of the 21st century, the VAZ designation was dropped from market names in favour of Lada and simplified export naming conventions were adopted, so VAZ-2104 effectively became Lada 2104, VAZ-2110 became Lada 110, VAZ-2114 became Lada Samara hatchback or Lada 114 and so on, though model indices continue to be used in both technical and marketing materials.
The model names varied from market to market and as such should not be used except to indicate a certain export market. Instead, it is advisable to refer solely to the model number as these are the same for all markets.
Classic Zhiguli
- 2101VAZ-2101The VAZ-2101 is a compact car, sedan, produced by VAZ and introduced in 1970. VAZ had been founded in the mid-1960s as a collaboration between Fiat and the Soviet government, and the 2101 was its first product...
Sedan
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | 1.2L | Lada 1200 | 1970–1982 | Left-hand drive |
| 21011 | 1.3L | Lada 1300 | 1974–1981 | Left-hand drive |
| 21012 | 1.2L | |||
| Right-hand drive | ||||
| 21013 | 1.2L | Lada 1200 L | 1977–1983 | Left-hand drive |
| 21016 | 1.5L | |||
| Police version | ||||
| 21018 | 1.3L | |||
| Wankel engine | ||||
| 21019 | 2.3L | |||
| Wankel engine |
- 2102 Station Wagon
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2102 | 1.2L | Lada 1200 Combi | 1972–1986 | Left-hand drive |
| 21021 | 1.3L | Lada 1300 Combi | 1978–1981 | Left-hand drive |
| 21022 | 1.2L | |||
| Right-hand drive | ||||
| 21024 | 1.3L | |||
| Right-hand drive | ||||
| 21023 | 1.5L | Lada 1500 Combi | 1977–1984 | Left-hand drive |
| 21026 | 1.5L | |||
| Right-hand drive |
- 2103 Sedan
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2103 | 1.5L | Lada 1500 | 1972–1984 | Left-hand drive |
| 21033 | 1.3L | Lada 1300 S | 1977–1983 | Export only |
| 21035 | 1.2L | Lada 1200SL | 1972–1981 | Export only |
- 2106 Sedan
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2106 | 1.6L | Lada 1600 | 1976–2001/2005 | Left-hand drive |
| 21061 | 1.5L | Lada 1500 DL | 1976–1988 | Left-hand drive, export for Canada only |
| 21062 | 1.6L | Lada 1600 | 1976–2001 | Right-hand drive, export only |
| 21063 | 1.3L | Lada 1300 SL | 1976–1988 | Left-hand drive, budget version |
| 21064 | 1.6L | Lada 1600 SL | ||
| Deluxe version, export only, 5-speed gearshift | ||||
| 21065 | 1.6L | |||
| 1990–2001 | Deluxe version, export only, 5-speed gearshift |
- 2104 Station Wagon
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2104 | 1.3L | Lada Nova 1300 Break Lada Nova 1300 Estate Lada Nova 1300 Family |
1984–1994 | |
| 21041 | 1.6L | Lada Laika | 2000–2004 | 5-speed gearshift |
| 21043 | 1.5L | Lada Nova 1500 Break Lada Nova 1500 Estate Lada Nova 1500 Family |
1984–2004 | 5-speed gearshift |
| 21044 | 1.7L | Lada Nova 1700 Break Lada Nova 1700 Estate Lada Nova 1700 Family |
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| Export only; CPI fuel injection from GM | ||||
| 21045 | 1.5L Diesel | |||
| Export only; licensed diesel engine Diesel engine A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber... |
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| 21046 | 1.3L | |||
| Right-hand drive | ||||
| 21047 | 1.5L | |||
| Luxury version of 21043, right-hand drive |
- 2105 Sedan
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2105 | 1.3L | Lada Nova Lada 1300 L |
1979–1995 | |
| 21051 | 1.2L | Lada Junior Lada 1200 S |
1979–1995 | |
| 21053 | 1.5L | Lada Nova Lada Laika |
1979–2004 | |
| 21054 | 1.6L | |||
| Police version; additional fuel tank and battery | ||||
| 21056 | 1.3L | Lada Riva | 1983–1997 | Right-hand drive |
| 21057 | 1.5L | Lada Riva | 1983–1997 | Right-hand drive |
| 21058 | 1.2L | Lada Riva | 1983–1997 | Right-hand drive |
| 21059 | ||||
| Police version; comes with VAZ-4132 Wankel engine Wankel engine The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four-stroke cycle takes place in a space between the inside of an oval-like epitrochoid-shaped housing and a rotor that... |
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| 2105 VFTS | 1.6L | |||
| 1982 | High performance version with 160 hp engine (1.8l with 240 hp turbocharged) |
- 2107 Sedan
| Index Name | Engine | Export Name | Production Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2107 | 1.5L | Lada 1500 SL Lada Riva Lada Riva The VAZ-2105, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2107 are a series of medium-sized family cars built by Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1980 in the Soviet Union, and progressively in other European markets through the early 1980s and sold in both saloon and estate versions... Lada Laika |
1982–2004 | |
| 21072 | 1.3L | |||
| 1982–1995 | ||||
| 21073 | 1.7L | Lada Riva Lada Riva The VAZ-2105, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2107 are a series of medium-sized family cars built by Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1980 in the Soviet Union, and progressively in other European markets through the early 1980s and sold in both saloon and estate versions... Lada Laika |
1991–2001 | Export only; CPI fuel injection from GM |
| 21074 | 1.6L | |||
| Police version; additional fuel tank and battery | ||||
| 21079 | 2.6L | |||
| Police version; comes with VAZ-4132 Wankel engine Wankel engine The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four-stroke cycle takes place in a space between the inside of an oval-like epitrochoid-shaped housing and a rotor that... |
Original
| Index | Engine | Export name | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2121 Niva Lada Niva The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car... off-roader |
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| 2121 | 1.6L | Lada Niva | 1977–1993 | four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously... |
| 21213 | 1.7L | Lada Niva | 1993 | four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously... ; restyled rear door |
| 21214 | 1.7L | Lada Niva | 1993 | four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously... ; restyled rear door; CPI fuel injection from GM |
| 2131 Niva Lada Niva The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car... off-roader |
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| 2131 | 1.7L | Lada Niva | 1995 | extended 5-door version of 2121 |
| 2108 Sputnik 3-door hatchback | ||||
| 2108 | 1.3L | Lada Samara 1300 | 1984–2001 | |
| 21081 | 1.2L | Lada Samara 1100 | 1984–1996 | Export only |
| 21083 | 1.5L | Lada Samara 1500 | 1984–2001 | |
| 21083i | 1.5L | Lada Samara 1500i | 1993–2001 | Multi-point fuel injection |
| 21086 | 1.3L | Lada Samara 1300 | 1990–1996 | Export only; right-hand drive for United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 21087 | 1.2L | Lada Samara 1100 | 1990–1996 | Export only; right-hand drive for United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 21088 | 1.5L | Lada Samara 1500 | 1990–1996 | Export only; right-hand drive for United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 1706 | 1.5L | Lada Chelnok | 1990 | Pickup truck version of 2108 |
| 2108-91 | Police version; comes with VAZ-415 Wankel engine Wankel engine The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four-stroke cycle takes place in a space between the inside of an oval-like epitrochoid-shaped housing and a rotor that... |
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| 2109 Sputnik 5-door hatchback | ||||
| 2109 | 1.3L | Lada Samara L 1300 | 1987–1997 | |
| 21091 | 1.2L | Lada Samara L 1100 | 1987–1996 | Export only |
| 21093 | 1.5L | Lada Samara L 1500 | 1990–2001 | |
| 21093i | 1.5L | Lada Samara L 1500i | 1993–2001 | Multi-point fuel injection |
| 21096 | 1.3L | Lada Samara L 1300 | 1990–1996 | Export only; right-hand drive for United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 21098 | 1.5L | Lada Samara L 1500 | 1990–1996 | Export only; right-hand drive for the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 2109-90 | Police version; comes with VAZ-415 Wankel engine Wankel engine The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four-stroke cycle takes place in a space between the inside of an oval-like epitrochoid-shaped housing and a rotor that... |
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| 21099 Sputnik sedan | ||||
| 21099 | 1.5L | Lada Samara Forma 1500 | 1990–2001 | |
| 21099i | 1.5L | Lada Samara Forma 1500i | 1993–2001 | Multi-point fuel injection |
| 210993 | 1.3L | Lada Samara Forma 1300 | 1990–2001 | |
| 1111 Oka micro-car | ||||
| 1111 | 0.7L | 1988–1990 | Licensed to SeAZ SeAZ SeAZ is a large engineering plant in Serpukhov, Russia. The company was founded on July 7, 1939 by order of the People's Commissar of General Engineering Industry and by the head of Glavmotoveloprom, concerning production of small capacity motorcycles... and KamAZ Kamaz KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976... |
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| 11113 | 0.8L | 1990 | Kama, produced at KamAZ Kamaz KAMAZ is a Russian truck manufacturer located in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. KAMAZ opened their doors in 1976... |
|
| 2123 Niva | ||||
| 2123 | 1.7L | Chevrolet Niva | 2001 | Never appeared under Lada/VAZ brand; produced by GM-AvtoVAZ GM-AvtoVAZ GM-AvtoVAZ is a joint venture in Russia between General Motors and AvtoVAZ set up in 1999. It produces the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Niva, based on the Lada Niva, and the GM-AvtoVAZ Chevrolet Viva, based on the 1998 Opel Astra notchback.... ; multi-point fuel injection |
| 2120 Nadezhda minivan | ||||
| 2120 | 1.8L | 1998 | Based on 2131; carburetor Carburetor A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom.... |
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| 21204 | 1.7L | 1998 | CPI fuel injection from GM | |
| 2110 sedan | ||||
| 2110 | 1.5L | 1996–2001 | carburetor Carburetor A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom.... |
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| 21102 | 1.5L | Lada 110 | 1998–2004 | 8V i |
| 21103 | 1.5L | Lada 110 | 1998–2004 | 16V i |
| 21101 | 1.6L | Lada 110 | 2004 | 8V i |
| 21104 | 1.6L | Lada 110 | 2004 | 16V i |
| 21105 | 1.7L | 1996-?? | carburetor Carburetor A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom.... |
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| 21106 | 2.0L | Opel C20XE Ecotec engine (by external car tuner) | ||
| 21108 | 1.8L | Lada Premier | A "limousine" with increased wheelbase Wheelbase In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel... and up-stroked engine (by external car tuner) |
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| 2111 station wagon | ||||
| 21110 | 1.5L | Lada 111 Lada 111 Lada 111 is AvtoVAZ's front wheel drive car with station wagon bodystyle . It has been manufactured since 1998... |
1998–2004 | 8V i |
| 21111 | 1.5L | 1998–2001 | carburetor Carburetor A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom.... |
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| 21113 | 1.5L | Lada 111 Lada 111 Lada 111 is AvtoVAZ's front wheel drive car with station wagon bodystyle . It has been manufactured since 1998... |
2000–2004 | 16V i |
| 21114 | 1.6L | Lada 111 Lada 111 Lada 111 is AvtoVAZ's front wheel drive car with station wagon bodystyle . It has been manufactured since 1998... |
2004 | 16V, i |
| 2112 hatchback | ||||
| 21120 | 1.5L | Lada 112 Lada 112 Lada 112 is a hatchback Car, part of the Lada Range Of Vehicles, produced by Russian auto manufacturer AvtoVAZ. The Lada 112 was introduced in 2000, and is somewhat more modern and luxurious-looking than the traditional Ladas. The car is relatively popular in Russia today.It has a 1.6 GTI engine... |
2000–2004 | 16V, i |
| 21122 | 1.5L | Lada 112 Lada 112 Lada 112 is a hatchback Car, part of the Lada Range Of Vehicles, produced by Russian auto manufacturer AvtoVAZ. The Lada 112 was introduced in 2000, and is somewhat more modern and luxurious-looking than the traditional Ladas. The car is relatively popular in Russia today.It has a 1.6 GTI engine... |
2000–2004 | 8V i |
| 21121 | 1.6L | Lada 112 Lada 112 Lada 112 is a hatchback Car, part of the Lada Range Of Vehicles, produced by Russian auto manufacturer AvtoVAZ. The Lada 112 was introduced in 2000, and is somewhat more modern and luxurious-looking than the traditional Ladas. The car is relatively popular in Russia today.It has a 1.6 GTI engine... |
2004 | 8V i |
| 21124 | 1.6L | Lada 112 Lada 112 Lada 112 is a hatchback Car, part of the Lada Range Of Vehicles, produced by Russian auto manufacturer AvtoVAZ. The Lada 112 was introduced in 2000, and is somewhat more modern and luxurious-looking than the traditional Ladas. The car is relatively popular in Russia today.It has a 1.6 GTI engine... |
2004 | 16V i |
| 2113 Samara 3-door hatchback | ||||
| 21130 | 1.5L | Lada Samara | 2004 | Restyled 21083; 8V i |
| 2114 Samara 5-door hatchback | ||||
| 21140 | 1.5L | Lada Samara | 2001 | Restyled 21093; 8V i |
| 2115 Samara sedan | ||||
| 21150 | 1.5L | Lada Samara | 2001 | Restyled 210993; 8V i |
| 1118 Kalina Lada Kalina The Lada Kalina is a supermini produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ and sold under the Lada brand. It began production in November 2004 as the 2004 year model in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus, although dealership availability for foreign markets started only in September 2005.The... sedan |
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| 11170 | 1.6L | Lada Kalina | 2004 | 8V i |
| 1119 Kalina hatchback | ||||
| 11190 | 1.6L | Lada Kalina | 2005 | 16V i |
| 1117 Kalina station wagon | ||||
| 11170 | 1.6L | Lada Kalina | 2006 | 16V i |
| 2170 Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... sedan |
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| 21701 | 1.6L | Lada Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... |
2008 | 8V i |
| 21703 | 1.6L | Lada Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... |
2007 | 16V i |
| 2172 Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... hatchback |
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| 21721 | 1.6L | Lada Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... |
2008 | 8V i |
| 21723 | 1.6L | Lada Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... |
2008 | 16V i |
| 2171 Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... station wagon |
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| 21713 | 1.6L | Lada Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... |
2009 | 16V i |
| 21728 Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... Coupe 3-door |
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| 21728 | 1.6L | Lada Priora Lada Priora Lada Priora is an economy car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March, 2007. It is largely a restyled Lada 110.-Body styles:* VAZ-2170: base sedan ;... |
2010 | 16V i |
Oka
The OkaLada Oka
VAZ-1111 Oka is a city car designed in Russia in 1988 by AvtoVAZ featuring a 750 cc SOHC 2-cylinder engine. The car was developed by AutoVAZ, but it has never entered volume production there. All production was sourced to SeAZ factory in Serpukhov and ZMA in Naberezhnye Chelny...
is a Russian city car
City car
A city car is a small car intended for use primarily in an urban area.City cars are sold worldwide and most automotive industry manufacturers have one or two in their line-up. In North-America city cars are often referred to simply as "subcompacts" alongside the superminis. These kind of cars...
designed by AvtoVAZ and sometimes branded as a Lada. This model is built in Russia by SeverstalAvto
SeverstalAvto
Sollers formerly known as OAO Severstal-Auto is a Russian company holding controlling blocks of shares of OAO Ulyanovsk Automobile Works , OAO Zavolzhye Motor Works and OAO ZMA...
and SeAZ
SeAZ
SeAZ is a large engineering plant in Serpukhov, Russia. The company was founded on July 7, 1939 by order of the People's Commissar of General Engineering Industry and by the head of Glavmotoveloprom, concerning production of small capacity motorcycles...
(the Serpuhov Car Factory), as well as in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
by the Gyandzha Auto Plant.
See also
- VIS (automobile manufacturer) - VazInterSerice - the Russian company of AvtoVAZ vechicle elements based pickups and semi-trailer trucks constructing.
- Automotive industry in RussiaAutomotive industry in RussiaAutomotive production is a significant industry in Russia, directly employing around 600,000 people or 1% of the country's total work force. Russia was the world's 15th largest car producer in 2010, and accounts for about 7% of the worldwide production. In 2009 the industry produced 595,807 light...
- Automobile model numbering system in USSR and RussiaAutomobile model numbering system in USSR and RussiaA standardized automobile model numbering system has been used in the USSR and Russia. Using the modern version of the system it is possible to determine a vehicle's type and engine capacity. The modern version of the numbering system was introduced in the mid-1970s...
- List of automobile manufacturers