Next generation Lada cars to be based on Renault Logan in 220 million Euro deal
Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ will pay a sum of 220 million Euros to Renault (who owns 25% of AvtoVAZ) to license its Logan car platform to use as underpinings for the next generation Lada car range. 100 million is for licensing rights for the platform and the remainder 120 million are for the use of 2 of Renault’s engines.
Lada is Russia’s number one selling car marque with total sales of 428,000 cars from January to August 2008. Its market lead is currently being challenged by competitors such as Hyundai, Chevrolet and Ford who are coming in with cars that are more modern, so this is a way for Lada to step it up in terms of updating their cars to modern standards.
The first Lada based on the Logan platform could go on sale as early as 2011. Shown in the picture above is a Lada Priora, an example of a current Lada model sold in Russia.
September 29, 2008 @ 3:10 pm
i heard lada cars are damn shitty. is it true?
lousy engine and super outdated design.
and if i am not wrong, jeremy clarkson took 1 and sent it to Lotus for them to “mod” it.
what came out was totally different.
heaven and earth.
September 29, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
very dated, i mean classic design indeed. my grandma might like it.
September 29, 2008 @ 3:23 pm
The Lada tuned by Lotus
http://paultan.org/archives/2005/07/21/a-lotus-lada/
September 29, 2008 @ 3:39 pm
Very very dated…..70s punya look
September 29, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
i’ll take d kapchai…tnk u
September 30, 2008 @ 9:39 am
this car is much better than any of the stupid protons
September 30, 2008 @ 11:28 am
wah! i saw this design before, during my grandfather’s ride….
Still valid until now ah.
Geng!~