December 08.2007

This partnership will enable OAO AVTOVAZ and Renault:

- accelerate development AVTOVAZ, update and expand its range; LADA is to develop the brand, while maintaining its individuality in order to help it retain leadership position in the Russian market and strengthen its commercial success;

- exchange of technologies and know-how.

The State Corporation Ros - tehnology", the chief shareholder of OAO" AUTOVAZ "maintain its participation in the company's capital and will continue to provide support from the Russian authorities.

The State Corporation Ros tehnology and Renault will be equal shareholders of OAO "AUTOVAZ" in the long-term partnership. Once AVTOVAZa capital will be restructured in the first half of 2008, will be formed holding company in which Renault and GK "Ros-tehnology" on a parity basis will own 50 per cent of the shares of OAO "AVTOVAZ." Thus, Renault will be a major shareholder of AVTOVAZ.

AUTOVAZ and Renault intend to share technology and know-how, particularly in engineering, manufacturing and marketing in order to improve the attractiveness, competitiveness and quality of products of AVTOVAZ. Partners will also exchange managers in different professions with the aim of enhancing communication between the companies and speed up the process of transformation in the automobile AVTOVAZa world-class manufacturing facilities with more than 1 million cars per year.

Under this partnership also planned cooperation in the production of engines and platforms, which will be equipped with LADA and Renault cars.

Investments will help strengthen the competitive position and Renault Alliance Renault-Nissan in the Russian market.

Power transmission and the machine will allow AVTOVAZu Renault in a short period of time to update and enrich the entire line of models LADA. This applies to the draft LADA Class C.

Thus, Russia will be the first market in volume sales for the Renault group. By agreement with AVTOVAZ and its shareholders, LADA brand sales will be consolidated company Renault. As a result, sales volume commitments for Renault, as part of a plan adopted by Renault Contract 2009 will be revised to increase.

The signing of this agreement is the result of a long selection process, which resulted in the proposal Renault has been the most competitive in financial terms and in the best manufacturing and technological aspects.
AUTOVAZ is one of the largest car manufacturers in Eastern Europe and the automotive industry leader in Russia, where he controls about 70% of local automobile production. The facility enables the company to produce more than 750000 cars annually. AUTOVAZ produces 14 models of six families, including LADA KALINA, LADA PRIORA, LADA 4x4. AUTOVAZ is a joint venture with General Motors-GM AVTOVAZ of an SUV Chevy-Niva car and Chevrolet Viva. AUTOVAZ and GM each hold equal shares in the joint venture, to 41.5% each, while the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development owns the remaining 17%. In 2006, net income reached 2512 million AVTOVAZa rub. (70.5 million euros), which is 79.4% more than in 2005,

Renault SAS and the Alliance Renault-Nissan in Russia

Renault-automatic world, selling about 2.5 million annually cars (projected for 2007, about 100000 of them will be sold in Russia).

Renault, with her partner for Nissan alliance is the fourth producer in the world, which, according to the forecast, sell in 2007, about 6.3 million cars.

Both partner dynamically developing in emerging markets in 2007, has already announced a major joint projects in India and Morocco.

Renault is present in the Russian market with in 1905. In 1998, the company Renault jointly with the government of Moscow formed a joint venture Avtoframos JSC and, in 2005 launched the production in Moscow, at its plant facilities, as previously reported, will be doubled.

Nissan intends to open a production site in St. Petersburg.

Partnership with AVTOVAZom Renault and the Alliance will provide new growth opportunities in the Russian market and the possibility of joint work in the components for manufacturing.

Renault Contract 2009

Renault Contract 2009 - development plan, which aims for long-term positioning in Renault as the most profitable European car manufacturers general practitioners.

Renault Contract 2009 includes three main commitments:

- Quality: A new position Laguna car, the sale of which started in October 2007, in the best troika in his car segment in quality and service;

- Profitability: to achieve operating margins of 6%, in 2009;

- Growth: sell an additional 800000 vehicles between 2005 and 2009 estimates .

AvtoVAZ plant is cheap Lada Kalina
May 28, 2007 . According to Artyakova, "AvtoVAZ" has been working on this model, the decrease in the first phase of price to be reduced to 800 dollars, and later in 2000 dollars. The most affordable model Volga car will cost 7,800 dollars. Make Lada Kalina be cheaper by using cheaper materials and the blending of finishing equipment .

From 21 April, Russia begin selling Lada Priora long-promised modernized "tens".According to the manufacturer, the car was about 350 new units and components .

Price machine-282480 rubles at current rates is $ 10,965. t .With this money we can buy a Renault Logan in the same set. Hyundai Accent Fait Albea , Chevrolet Lanos Daewoo Nexia - .Hyundai Accent or Fait Albea Russian assembly would cost a little more expensive, and most affordable cars with a minimum of equipment-the same Logan, Chevrolet Lanos and Daewoo Nexia-a couple of thousand dollars cheaper. Lada Priora In such a situation, the main advantage over competitors Lada Priora is easy maintenance and repair, and adapted to the harsh Russian conditions, poor roads and fuel. (cardesign.ru)

06 / 03 / 2007 The 77th international exhibition of automobiles and accessories SALON DE L'AUTOMOBILE which will be held from 8 to 18 March in Geneva, make LADA presented five new car. The AvtoVAZ plans, but they are not always met on time, a car, similar Lada C should go into production within two years. Of course, given the public reaction to it will be amended. (cardesign.ru)

Juli 2006

AVTOVAZ JSC announced a nationwide contest finalists were''future''car LADA. The event is devoted to coincide AVTOVAZ. The goal of the competition is to create original conceptual dizayn-proektov car LADA brand. To participate taken graduate courses and student activity areas of industrial design students Russia. The winner of the contest, in addition to a monetary prize, prepared another gift-his project will be implemented in a demonstration model full size (cardesign.ru) .

The exhibit then the model for automotive exhibitions. In addition, organizers are prizes for''creative activity''to the department of design teams. AVTOVAZ to prepare young professionals to find new talent. To this end, and was organized by the All-Russian competition "The future car LADA''. Summing it up, selecting finalists and award winners scheduled to -end of 2006 .