Lada Explodes in Traffic, so It's a Supercar
15 Mar 2012, 08:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ladies and Firemen, there you have it, the proof the Russian Ladas are proper supercars. We are talking about the adjacent video, which shows us a Lada being driven along and suddenly bursting up in...
Lada on Lada Crash in Russia
30 Dec 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lada cars might to strange and underpowered now, but back in the day, they were really cool. They were at the peak of their popularity in Russia and the rest of the Eastern bloc in the last two deca...
Lada Granta Launched
29 Dec 2011, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Russian budget car producer Lada has recently released a new model, the Granta, which has replaced the Samara, a vehicle that had been on the marker since 1997. We shall start with the price ...
Moral: You Can't Sit on the Trunk of a Moving Car!
27 Dec 2011, 08:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re back from a short break and we just can’t wait to bring you all the exciting news from across the automotive world, be it new debuts or changes in car pecking order. But before we ...
AvtoVAZ to Expand in South America and Africa
28 Mar 2011, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The disturbances of 2009, that have forced the Russian automotive industry to fall back on its original positions and rethink the strategy for the future have apparently been cleverly navigated. The...
Petrov to Extend Renault Deal - Report
18 Nov 2010, 06:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vitaly Petrov was uncertain of his Formula One seat with Renault for the 2011 season, but his performance in the season finale Abu Dhabi sure helped a lot in that direction. The way he managed to ho...
New Lada Niva First Renderings Revealed
6 Nov 2010, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When you think of Russian 4x4s the Lada Niva naturally comes to mind. The iconic off-roader has been produced by Lada (AvtoVAZ) since 1977. Despite its success in conquering Russia’s wild back...
Lada Granta, Europe's Newest Low Cost Car
3 Sep 2010, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When French manufacturer Renault introduced the Romanian-built Logan some years back, the world was amazed at how a low-cost car can present its owners with more than decent features and performance...
Logan MCV Becomes Lada R90
26 Aug 2010, 06:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The increasing chatter about the Russian from AvtoVAZ using Dacia-Renault's Logan platform to build their own vehicles turned into reality today in Moscow, where AvtoVAZ presented the Lada R90,...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Expands Partnership with Avtovaz
11 Jun 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Russian Avtovaz carmaker (who owns the Lada brand) have announced a strengthening of the collaboration.BAck in February 2008, Renault purchased 25% stake +1 shar...
Dacia Won't Move Upmarket, Renault Promises
10 May 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Dacia, Renault’s successful budget brand, is not planning to move upmarket. The global marketing boss in charge of Dacia’s roll-out has promised that the Romanian brand won’t chang...
F1, Renault Need Petrov to Expand to Russia - Manager
24 Mar 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it is widely perceived that Vitaly Petrov is just another pay-driver entering the world of Formula One – as his seat with Renault was secured via a EUR15 million sponsorship coming fr...
Lada Confirms Renault Sponsorship!
4 Mar 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / What was announced through the voice of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was confirmed earlier today, when Genii Capital-controlled Renault F1 Team has confirmed a partnership with Lada for the...
Putin Confirms Government Backing for Vitaly Petrov
2 Mar 2010, 07:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Russian driver Vitaly Petrov has practically confirmed his place in the Renault F1 Team this season. We know his deal with the team has been inked for some time now, but the former GP2 runner-up was...
2010 FIA WTCC Entry List Announced
19 Feb 2010, 14:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA World Touring Car Championship today confirmed the official entry list for the 2010 season. Despite the bad news regarding some of the championship's leading manufacturers in recent mon...
Russian Automotive Market Contracted by 50 % in 2009
8 Feb 2010, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Russia’s automotive market has contracted by almost 50 percent in 2009, only managing to total 1.36 million units, as the Jato Dynamics market analysis company informs us. The Russian autom...
AvtoVAZ Selling Its Non-Core Units
17 Dec 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Russian automaker AvtoVAZ aka LADA is planning to sell or even close all of its non-core units. Six of its subsidiaries, employing almost 30,000 people, have been split from its main car-making busi...
BMW, SEAT to Cut Down WTCC Programmes
28 Nov 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA World Touring Car Championship will not only lose two of its most important and highly-rated drivers next season – Chevrolet's Nicola Larini and BMW's Alessandro Zanardi &nda...
Ricardo Transmissions for AvtoVAZ Cars
18 Nov 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Moscow-based KATE company contracted Eco-Inovation Technology Company Ricardo for the development of a new 7-speed automatic transmission for use in AvtoVAZ cars. KATE was selected by AvtoVAZ to de...
AvtoVAZ Still Awaiting 7,000 Ladas Payment
27 Oct 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, who's now fighting for survival in the domestic market, is awaiting a large payment for approximately 7,000 Lada cars. It appears the company is now looking to...