As a stock company, AvtoVAZ was established on January 5th, 1993. The head administrative body of the company is the annual Stockholders’ Meeting. The plant is administered by the Board of Directors assisted by five Departments that control different activities of VAZ.

The plant produces more than 700,000 cars annually. It is located in Togliatti, Samara region, at the Volga shore, 1,000 km from Moscow. Transport communications and a development infrastructure provides effective and stable operation of this large enterprise of the Russian Federation.

AvtoVAZ began to produce a new mini-car VAZ-2110. This new family of cars has better characteristics and is more comfortable than previous models. VAZ-2110 is equipped with 16-valves engine with electronic injection, which improves the dynamic characteristics. At present, a set of these cars was sent to the main importers of VAZ: Germany, France, Finland, Poland, Greece, Slovakia. They will examine the cars and make suggestions about the tuning changes to be made to meet the uniform European standards. A new set is prepared to be forwarded to the dealers in Italy, Slovenia and Hungary.

AvtoVAZ is constantly carrying out charitable activities and is sponsoring culture and sports, financially assisting a well-known orchestra Virtuosi of Moscow conducted by V.Spivakov, and a Togliatti theatre Koleso, etc. AvtoVAZ is one of the founders of the “Triumph” award, established for literature and cinema achievements.

AvtoVAZ finances promotion of the plant’s ice hockey, soccer, cycling, car racing, mountain climbing, gymnastics, boxing, etc. teams. AvtoVAZ acts also as a sponsor and advertiser for many international contests: The World Championships in speedway, boxing, ice hockey, tournament “Prize of Izvestiya” (the games between Russian, Canadian and American professional hockey teams).

Automobile sports at AvtoVAZ have a very rich history. Sports modifications of the car “Niva” (“Niva-sport” and “Niva-marathon”) are now recognized as leaders at the international marathon rallies “Paris-Dakar” and “Paris-Peking”. In 1995, an electric car “Oka-Electra”, produced at VAZ, was awarded with the 3rd prize in its class at the International Ecological Rally “Monte-Carlo”.

AvtoVAZ is now actively creating financial structures in Russia and abroad. This helps to improve the company’s activities in producing and selling the cars, exporting and importing, as well as attracting investments in order to modernize and develop the further growth of the enterprise.

36 Yuzhnoye shosse
Togliatti 445633 Russia
Stock Company AvtoVAZ
Phone: +7 (8469) 377125 Fax: +7 (8469) 377933
Internet: http://www.vaz.ru

Sales and Marketing Department
Phone: +7 (8469) 481851 Fax: +7 (8469) 480561

Information provided by:
VAZ Advertizing Department
Phone: +7 (8469) 378073, 391193
Fax: +7 (8469) 378174