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The Volga V12 Coupe Is a Stereotype-Defying, BMW M-Powered Custom From Mother Russia
The Volga V12 Coupe Is a Stereotype-Defying, BMW M-Powered Custom From Mother Russia

23 May 2022, 14:52 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A Russian icon from the Soviet era with a German heart, the Volga V12 Coupe is a sensational custom powered by a massive M-engineered V12

 
The GAZ M-72 Was An SUV for the Soviet Soccer Mom Set
The GAZ M-72 Was An SUV for the Soviet Soccer Mom Set

17 Sep 2021, 18:01 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Soviet automaker GAZ is just about unknown outside of Russia, but that didn’t stop them from making quite a roster of interesting cars and trucks.

 
1947 GAZ-20 Lighting Is an Unlikely Retro-Styled Rival for American Electric Pickups
1947 GAZ-20 Lighting Is an Unlikely Retro-Styled Rival for American Electric Pickups

19 Aug 2021, 12:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Russian freelance artist comes up with an unlikely design for a Russian electric truck called GAZ-20 Lighting and probably aimed straight at Ford

 
1500 HP GAZ 13 Chaika Dragster Is a Thing to Behold
1500 HP GAZ 13 Chaika Dragster Is a Thing to Behold

5 Nov 2015, 09:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Russia’s best-known car for officials was the Chaika, which means "seagull." There were two generations, both built by GAZ between 1959 and 1988.

 
Volvo S60 Cross Country Not the First Off-Roading Sedan
Volvo S60 Cross Country Not the First Off-Roading Sedan

23 Jan 2015, 10:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Cars wearing a go-anywhere attitude seems to be the most appealing to clients nowadays. Look at compact and subcompact crossovers selling like hot cakes, or even some C-segment hatches with a raised...

 
Man Buys Rare Soviet Chaika Ambulance, Restores It to Previous Glory
Man Buys Rare Soviet Chaika Ambulance, Restores It to Previous Glory

19 Dec 2014, 14:05 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A vehicle one step down from the ZIL limousine, the Chaika is a luxury automobile from the Soviet Union created by GAZ. As limousine-class car, these were available only to the Soviet government and...

 
Watch Jay Leno Driving a GAZ-21 Volga
Watch Jay Leno Driving a GAZ-21 Volga

29 Apr 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Jay Leno has released a new video to show off one of his other “underground” cars. If you live in America or some other countries out of the Eastern European ones, you might not be able ...

 
Sexy Blonde Tests GAZ 14 Chaika Russian Limo
Sexy Blonde Tests GAZ 14 Chaika Russian Limo

3 Sep 2012, 11:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here’s something you don’t see every day: a video of a sexy girl from the Ukraine testing out one of Russia’s best known cars for officials, the Cheika, which means ‘gull&rdq...

 
Volkswagen Confirms GAZ Joint Venture
Volkswagen Confirms GAZ Joint Venture

25 Feb 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / News regarding a possible joint venture between German carmaker Volkswagen and Russian group GAZ emerged last week but none of the two sides until now denied or confirmed the reports. Volkswagen how...

 
Russian GAZ Draws VW into a Joint Venture
Russian GAZ Draws VW into a Joint Venture

21 Feb 2011, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the outlook for the Russian market being positive, the auto makers who have big plans for the future now intend to include the country in their expansion measures. Volkswagen, the declared cont...

 
GM to Build Chevrolet Aveo Together With Russia’s GAZ
GM to Build Chevrolet Aveo Together With Russia’s GAZ

2 Feb 2011, 10:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors, America’s biggest carmaker and long-time partner to its Russian counterpart AvtoVAZ, announced yesterday that an agreement had been reached to build cars together with Russia&r...

 
GAZ to Build Mercedes Benz Sprinter in Russia
GAZ to Build Mercedes Benz Sprinter in Russia

26 Dec 2010, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The love story between German manufacturer Mercedes Benz and several Russia companies continues, with the latest announcement regarding Mercedes' involvement with the local automotive industry ...

 
GAZ Ceases Production of Volga Siber
GAZ Ceases Production of Volga Siber

6 Dec 2010, 16:41 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The Russian version of the Chrysler Sebring, dubbed Volga Siber, has ended production, according reports from the local media. The prior generation Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus platform had be...

 
Magna CEO Becomes GAZ Chairman
Magna CEO Becomes GAZ Chairman

9 Apr 2010, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The failed Magna-Deripaska tie up of 2009 entered a new stage today, after Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska announced the surprising appointment of Siegfried Wolf, co-CEO of Magna, as chairman of ...

 
GM to Build Cars in Russia with Magna, GAZ
GM to Build Cars in Russia with Magna, GAZ

10 Nov 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the Opel deal failed to get through, General Motors is still planning to bring Opel in Russia and who else can support such an expansion goal if not Magna and GAZ? The US-based manufacturer ...

 
Opel Unions Agree to Massive Cost Cuts
Opel Unions Agree to Massive Cost Cuts

3 Nov 2009, 16:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another important step was taken today by Opel, at about the same time GM's board will meet and (finally, we hope) decide the German carmaker's fate: Opel unions decided to give the manufa...

 
Deripaska Met with GM and Magna Officials
Deripaska Met with GM and Magna Officials

2 Nov 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Oleg Deripaska, owner of the Russia's second-largest automaker GAZ, travelled to the United States twice this year and met with General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson and Magna International co-CEO...

 
Sberbank Plans to Sell Opel Stake
Sberbank Plans to Sell Opel Stake

26 Sep 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Magna International denied entering negotiations with Chinese carmaker Geely over a potential sale of an Opel stake, Sberbank has already confirmed that it intends to sell its share to a Russi...

 
GAZ Denies Opel Stake Interest
GAZ Denies Opel Stake Interest

7 Sep 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Russian carmaker GAZ and its owner, Oleg Deripaska, denied having any interest in acquiring a stake in German manufacturer Opel, despite the fact GAZ is Magna's partner in their bid for Opel. ...

 
GAZ Fires 5,800, Prepares Opel Production
GAZ Fires 5,800, Prepares Opel Production

2 Jul 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russian automaker GAZ Group, one of the companies involved in the over-debated Opel selling process, announced its decision to cut its workforce by 5,800 employees in a move supposed to help the com...