Lada Riva

The Lada Nova is a notchback passenger car manufacturer Lada, which was offered in Germany by the end of the 1990s. In the former CMEA countries, including Cuba, the model is still widespread.

As Lada Nova, the car was sold in some Western European countries, in other countries, the name Lada Riva in Canada Lada 1500 and Lada Signet was in use.

The vehicle took over from 1979, the Lada 2101, a license-built Fiat 124 sedan variants were the 2105 and the 2104 Combined (from 1984 ). In 1982 the top model 2107 ( Lada 1700), also with fuel injection engine.

In the GDR, these cars were very popular; Besides the high price, the usual waiting time was up to 15 years.

Beginning of the 1980s developed a competition model for rally and circuit based on the Lada 2105 with the designation VFTS and produced in an unknown quantity of the Vilnius factory Tuning Sport. The FIA homologation was carried out for the group B, thus need at least 200 units produced and the FIA ​​have been presented. The car had a 1600 cc engine and had about 160 hp ( the manufacturer). Visually, it felt very much like the Fiat 131 Abarth rally. A prominent VFTS driver was Rudi Stohl from Austria. 2010, production ended at the main plant Togliatti.

Production line in Chechnya 2008-2012

From 2008, the Lada 2107 was also produced in the town of Argun in Chechnya. In one of the former factories for agricultural machinery production line was set up. As of 2010, was the only remaining production facility here. On 16 April 2012, the manufacturer AvtoVAZ announced without further specified date the final stop in production for the vehicle type - it was founded by a slump in demand by 76 percent compared to the previous year.