LADA
15 entries
Russian brand of small cars made by AvtoVAZ, introduced for export in 1973 and reacquired by the state in 2022.
- Brand appeared
- 1973
- Maker
- AvtoVAZ, a state-owned company in Russia
- First model
- VAZ-2101, 1970, based on the Fiat 124
- Owner
- Russian government, since 2022
AvtoVAZ built its first cars with technical assistance from Fiat and sold them at home as the Zhiguli. The Lada name appeared in 1973 for overseas markets and became the company's main brand for all markets in the 1990s.
Renault took control of the brand in 2016, after acquiring a minority AvtoVAZ stake in 2008, and from January 2021 Lada was integrated with Dacia in Renault's Lada-Dacia business unit. The Russian government reacquired the brand in 2022.
- 1970AvtoVAZ begins producing the VAZ-2101
- 1973The Lada brand appears
- 2008Renault acquires a minority AvtoVAZ stake
- 2016Renault takes control of the brand
- 2022Lada re-acquired by the Russian government
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LADA Lada VFTS: the Group B rally Lada 2105
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LADA Lada Largus: the rebadged Dacia Logan MCV
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LADA VAZ-2106: the most numerous Lada of its era
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LADA Lada Nadezhda: Russia’s first minivan
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LADA Lada Revolution: Lada’s sports prototype racer
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LADA VAZ-2101 Zhiguli: the first Lada
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LADA VAZ-2103 Zhiguli: Lada’s first deluxe saloon
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LADA Lada Niva Travel: from VAZ-2123 to Chevrolet Niva
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LADA Lada Niva: the unibody off-roader of 1977
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LADA Lada 110: AvtoVAZ’s Porsche-assisted compact car
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LADA Lada Priora: the modernised Lada 110
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LADA Lada Riva: the long-lived Lada Classic
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LADA Lada Samara: the Soviet Union’s front-drive hatchback
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LADA Lada Oka: the Soviet city car
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LADA Lada Kalina: the supermini that succeeded the 110