AvtoVAZ is the Russian automobile manufacturer formerly known as VAZ: Volzhsky Avtomobilny Zavod but better known to the world under the trade name Lada. AvtoVAZ is the largest company in the Russian automotive industry. It is 25% owned by French carmaker Renault.It produces nearly one million cars a year, including the Kalina, Lada 110 and the Niva off-road vehicle. However, the original Fiat 124-based vehicle, the VAZ-2101 and its derivatives, remain the models most