Production chronology1970–open
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LadaVAZ-2101
Production1970
Recorded originRussia
ClassFamily car
Background
The VAZ-2101 "Zhiguli", commonly nicknamed "Kopeyka", is a compact 4-door saloon or wagon, called small class, passenger car, model 1 in Soviet classification, and produced by the Soviet manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1970 as the company's first product.
Text adapted from “VAZ-2101” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
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Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1974
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
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