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Zhiguli (Russian: Жигули, IPA: [ʐɨɡʊˈlʲi]) was a designation of cars based on the Fiat 124 manufactured in Russia and the Soviet Union by AvtoVAZ (formerly VAZ) during 1970-2012 and somewhat longer in some places abroad.[1] For the majority of export markets however the cars were sold under the Lada brand.

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The car was also manufactured in Ukraine and in Egypt. In Egypt the last car of this model was manufactured in 2014.[2]

The designation is named after the Zhiguli Mountains by the Volga River, to match the name of the plant ('VAZ' stands for "Volzhsky Avtomobilny Zavod" or "Volga Automobile Plant").

There have been 7 models of this designation: VAZ-2101, VAZ-2102, VAZ-2103, VAZ-2104, VAZ-2105, VAZ-2106, VAZ-2107, with modifications indicated by an extra digit, see List of AvtoVAZ vehicles. The longest-living model was VAZ-2105 (1979-2010).

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a shortage of used cars meant that many export Zhigulis badged as Ladas were re-imported back from the West and hence the Lada brand became well known in Russia and the former Soviet states. The designation name was officially abandoned by the plant in the mid-1990s as Zhiguli was similar to the word gigolo (Russian: жиголо, romanized: zhigolo), so AvtoVAZ now uses the Lada brand universally in all markets.

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[de] Schiguli (Automobil)

Schiguli (russisch Жигули [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ʐigʊli], Transkription in der DDR Shiguli) ist eine Fahrzeugreihe des Automobilherstellers AwtoWAS. Konzipiert war der Schiguli als Mittelklassewagen, der das Dreieinhalbfache des Jahreseinkommens eines durchschnittlichen sowjetischen Arbeiters kosten sollte.[Siegelbaum 1] Technisch sind die Schigulis Lizenznachbauten des Fiat 124, einer Limousine mit Frontmotor und Hinterradantrieb. Zwischen 1970 und 2014 wurden sieben Typen des Schigulis gebaut. Es entstanden ca. 17,3 Millionen Exemplare. Für den Export wurde der Name Schiguli durch den Namen Lada ersetzt.[Siegelbaum 2] 1975 machte die Schiguli-Produktion ca. 50 % der Automobilproduktion in der UdSSR aus.[Siegelbaum 2] Neben AwtoWAS bauten auch Auftragshersteller den Schiguli, darunter Ischmasch und LuAS.[1]

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- [en] Zhiguli (car brand)

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[it] Lada-Vaz Žiguli

Con i numeri dal 2101 al 2107 si indica una serie di autovetture prodotte dalla Lada-Vaz a partire dal 1970 su base Fiat 124 e conosciute con l'appellativo di Žigulí (Жигули́, [ʒiguˈli]; o anche di "Lada Classica"), dall'omonima catena di colline situata nei dintorni della città di Togliatti, dove si trovava lo stabilimento in cui le auto erano prodotte.

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[ru] Жигули (автомобиль)

Жигули́ или LADA Classic (1970—2014) — линейка легковых автомобилей малого класса Волжского автомобильного завода.

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