VAZ-2101 "Zhiguli" is a Soviet compact sedan (small class, passenger car, rear-wheel drive). The first model was produced by the Volga Automobile Plant (Avto VAZ) and made its way to the market in 1970. The name "Zhiguli", proposed by designer A.M.<br>
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Cherny and approved in early 1967, came from the local Zhiguli Mountains — a hill on the right bank of the Volga opposite the city of Togliatti, in which the car was produced.<br>
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In 1966, the general agreement between the Italian company Fiat and Vneshtorg on scientific and technical cooperation in building passenger cars was signed. Within its framework, a project for the construction of an automobile plant on the territory of the USSR was approved, and models for licensing were identified — VAZ-2101 and VAZ-2103 sedans and VAZ-2102 station wagon version.<br>
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The Fiat 124, awarded as the "European Car of the Year" in 1967, was identified as a prototype.<br>
On the basis of the VAZ-2101, the so-called "classic" family of VAZ cars was created, which was on the assembly line until September 17, 2012.<br>
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