Russian cars: brands, names

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

The automotive industry is one of the largest industries in the world. Many, even not very economically developed countries, are engaged in the production of machines. Russia also has cars of its own production. In addition to "native" brands, many foreign-made cars are also assembled in our country.

It will be nice to know that some Russian car brands are quite popular in other countries. In particular, this is the Niva and the famous UAZ. Cars have gained popularity due to the increased cross-country ability. And although there are many other, more comfortable options, many foreigners prefer to use the Russian Niva for hunting, fishing and other fun that requires traveling through impassable terrain. Say, budget option and rides great. And comfort in this matter plays a minor role.

Russian car brands: list

Hard to believe, butOur country is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. Although it is fair to say that it is not as advanced as in European countries. Every year, conveyors produce about 2 million cars in different body types, from hatchbacks to trucks. This number also includes foreign-made cars that have opened their factories in Russia, or launched joint projects with domestic brands.

There are several Russian brands of cars, the names and photos of which are presented in the article. Among them:

• Vortex.
• Lada.
• TagAZ.
• UAZ.
• IzhAvto.
• DERWAYS.
• GolAZ.
• KAMAZ.
• GAS.
• ZIL.
• Volzhanin.

Cars in Russia began to produce, as is commonly believed, in 1896. Then Yakovlev and Frese gradually but on a large scale formed the first Soviet market in the history of the country. And it began with the introduction of a full-fledged car with an internal combustion engine. The first Soviet market did not last long. Already in 1912, he was gone, and only the Puzyrev plant and the Russian-B altic Carriage Works remained on the territory of Russia. And only half a century later, the automotive market stabilized. In the 1960s, the Volga Automobile Plant was built, which supplied the entire Soviet Union with cars until its collapse. The split of the USSR, in turn, had a negative impact on the financing of this area. As, in fact, and any other. The crisis was long and difficult, but the auto industry survived it.

Vortex

Probably, many people hear about this Russian car brand for the first time. In fact, Vortex is a division of TagAZ, which specializes in the production of cars under license from the Chinese automaker Chery.

What about Vortex? This is a young, dynamic and rapidly developing sub-brand, which is gaining popularity due to the diversity of the model range, favorable lending conditions, numerous promotions, contests and other events held by the management. The dealer network is constantly growing and strives to be as different as possible. To date, the Vortex lineup is represented by the Tingo crossover in two versions, as well as the Corda and Estina sedans.

Tingo is a powerful SUV with an aggressive look that attracts attention with its "evil eyes". It is independent, powerful, sporty and characterized by increased cross-country ability. The Estina sedan is equipped with a two-liter engine with a capacity of 136 hp. with., anti-lock braking system and two types of airbags. And Corda is the “daughter” of Chery Amulet. It has a classic design and stands out for its low cost. Meanwhile, it is well equipped and boasts acceptable technical characteristics.

Lada

Good old LADA is a brand of Russian cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ (Volga Automobile Plant). He, in turn, produces cars under three brands: Lada, Zhiguli and Niva. The first two are cars, and the third is off-road vehicles. Lineup "Lada"represented by:

• Niva 4x4 (Vision, Urban, Elbrus Edition, Bronto).
• XRAY (Cross, Sport Concept, Cross Concept).
• Vesta (Sport, Exclusive, Sport Concept, Cross, Signature, CNG, WTCC (sport car), SW).
• XCODE Concept.
• Largus (Cross VIP).
• Kalina (NFR, Sport, Cross, wagon).
• Lada El Lada (electric car).
• Priora (wagon, hatchback).
• Granta (Sport, Cross, wagon, liftback, hatchback).

Practically each of the models has been restyled more than once, and also has various modifications, which greatly simplifies the choice of the consumer in the sense that he can focus on his own needs.

TagAZ

This brand of Russian-made cars was founded by the South Korean automaker Daewoo Motors. The Taganrog Automobile Plant was built in 1997, and 8 years later, the TagAZ division was opened in Seoul. In 2000, an important event took place - the conclusion of an agreement with the Hyundai Motors concern. In 2014, the plant was declared bankrupt by the Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region.

The model range of the automaker is represented by SUVs, sedans and sports cars of its own production, but under a South Korean license. Among them:

• powerful TagAZ SUV C190;
• elegant sedan TagAZ C10;
• aggressive SUV TagAZ Tager;
• stylish sports car (coupe) TagAZ Aquila.

Almost all of them are copiesSouth Korean models. For example, Tager is the same SsangYong. Also at the plant in the 90s and 00s they were engaged in the production of Daewoo (Nexia, Espero), Citroen Berlingo, Hyundai (Accent, Santa-Fe, Elantra, Porter) of many Chery, BYD, JAC models. In general, the most popular brands of South Korean-made cars on the Russian market were produced here.

UAZ

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant is a legendary automobile concern known all over the world. Its history began back in 1941, when a significant part of the ZiS production capacities began to be evacuated from Moscow (in connection with the approaching front) to Ulyanovsk. The plant had quite good production capacities, and could easily produce up to 30 ZiS-5 trucks per day. In 1943, the production of the diesel truck Ul-ZIS-253 was established, in 1947 - GAZ-AA, and in the mid-50s, when its own design department was created, the production of GAZ-69 and GAZ-69A became possible. These are real legends of the domestic auto industry, which are still produced in the form of miniature models of cars. The Russian brand has been constantly developing and repeatedly modifying the UAZ and GAZ-69 to meet modern consumer requirements. It is impossible not to recall the legendary "Jaguar" - a floating military vehicle.

Starting from the end of the 1990s, when the plant almost completely recovered from the crisis, it was radically rebuilt, and also when the internal state of the country associated withpolitical and economic changes, UAZ continued to modify previously created models. For example, the UAZ-3160 was replaced by the UAZ Hunter, and the model 3162 (Simbir) was replaced by the Patriot. The model range was also replenished with the UAZ pickup. Patriot continues to be improved, there are restyled models of 2015 and 2017, including a pickup truck, UAZ Patriot CNG, UAZ Patriot World of Tanks Edition. A modern powerful UAZ-3170 crossover was recently released.

IzhAvto

Izhevsk Automobile Plant is controlled by AvtoVAZ. In Soviet times, it was here that Muscovites and Izhi gathered, as well as the classics of the domestic auto industry. Today, this brand of Russia is engaged in the assembly of "Grants" and "Vesta".

DERWAYS

A little-known automobile plant, opened in 2003 on the territory of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. At first, cars of their own brand were produced here. But since 2015, they have been taken out of production, and they began to assemble cars from Chinese brands Lifan, Chery, Geely, Brilliance.

GolAZ

Golitsyn Bus Plant, founded in 1990, is geographically located in the Moscow region. From the moment this Russian brand of cars was created and until 2014, GolAZ passenger buses were produced here. Repeatedly they received certificates, honorary diplomas and medals as "the best domestic buses." Since 2014, he has been retrained for the production of agricultural machinery. The production of buses was moved to the Likinsky plant.

KAMAZ

The company specializes in the production of diesel trucks and diesel engines. Has been successfully operating since 1976. At presenttime is also engaged in the production of combines, electrical units, tractors, buses, thermal mini-electric power plants and complexes.

GAS

This brand of Russian cars has existed since 1932. The headquarters is located in Nizhny Novgorod, but there are also 13 manufacturing enterprises scattered throughout Russia. The automotive company is engaged in the production of light and medium-duty commercial vehicles, heavy trucks, buses, cars, power units and automotive components. The lineup also includes special vehicles for law enforcement agencies, cash-in-transit vehicles, school buses, ambulances, field laboratories and much more.

ZIL

The Likhachev Plant is the oldest automobile enterprise in Russia, operating since 1916. Today, ZIL is engaged in the production of trucks with a gross weight of 6.95 to 14.5 tons, small buses and executive cars.

Volzhanin

The car factory has existed since 1993. "Volzhanin" is engaged in the production of buses. By the way, he became the first in Russia to start producing vehicles on electronic control systems. The model range includes comfortable city, suburban and intercity buses, as well as special-purpose buses. For the domestic market, they are produced under the Volzhanin brand, and for export - Volgabus.

Which brands of cars left the Russian market?

By the way, TagAZ was stilleliminated in 2014, so today you can only find models up to 2014. The legendary Moskvich, founded in 1930, was also closed. It lasted 80 years. E-mobile and Marussia Motors should be mentioned, which at one time made a lot of noise, in a good way. The first was opened in 2010, but closed after 4 years. Maroussia operated from 2007 to 2014