Lada Vesta will destroy all Western/Japanese Cars. 8200€ only

[Aepsilons]

I hate being wrong!

Poor thing. Don't cry mate. LOL!

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

.This is exactly why indian and Chinese brands have feared entering the US market.

A lot of companies have taken a good throttling in the US market and left. Thumbs up to the Japanese and Germans for showing how it's done correctly (and Sweden too up until a few years ago, korea trying to stay relevant)

Many British, French, and Italian companies have come and gone or are still here with models that don't break the top 30.

 

[Bilal9]

A lot of companies have taken a good throttling in the US market and left. Thumbs up to the Japanese and Germans for showing how it's done correctly (and Sweden too up until a few years ago, korea trying to stay relevant)

Many British, French, and Italian companies have come and gone or are still here with models that don't break the top 30.

Have to agree with you on that one. Look at how fiat was selling the 124 back in the late 70's and left. Now it's back with the new Cinquecento which is modern however I think this time they got lucky because the hybrid revolution is on full-bore and people might be interested in it as a commuter. But a lot of people are scared of its size and won't buy it. The Prius hybrid based on the Corolla is the smallest size people will buy in larger numbers.

The BMW based Mini is not a smashing success either.

 

[Audio]

Its personal vehicle, mate. Americans don't just have 1 car, too. Many have 2 cars; its common to have 1 vehicle for everyday use (for work) and another car for family use.

I don't think a person living in Europe has any idea of what level of car ownership this country has. Living in SoCal - which IMHO is the car culture capital of the US - I can vouch for this. Every family member needs one car so about two or four. Plus there could be one being worked on in the garage as a 'hobby' restoration project.

Like families here don't have 2 cars.....

And remember I said minimum size. Mercedes E classes are as ubiquitous around here with the largest market for BMW 7 series and Merc S class as common as your VW Jettas and Golfs over there.

Can you provide some stats/sources to go with this?

They have been trying to sell the fiat 500 around here - even with lots of marketing tricks they can't move this model out of the showroom to the street. Don't see a lot of these on the road yet. Too small and a 'toy' is what people call it.

Same with yaris. Some car magazine actually recommended people not to buy a Yaris if I remember correctly because of safety reasons. Flimsy piece of you know what.

Not Fiat 500. I meant more like Golf/Focus class being more prominent now.

 

[donkeypunch]

I hope they do sell Ladas' in the U.S. I'd like to crush one with my Wrangler.

 

[notgoodenough]

Russia needs to strengthen its auto industry. They have relied too long on euro automakers. Its time the eurotrash bleed out. Bring their auto industry to its knees with sanctions and your own industry. These animals deserve no less.

 

[senheiser]

Why are you in Germany and not in that great 'Land Of Opportunity', Russia ? HAHAHAHAHA !!!

i was raised there. Why are you not in scotland and ireland or where you came from?

 

[FlyCheatter]

"Russia is Nigeria with snow"

- Sergey Brin


Sergey Brin is one of the last people you should quote when it comes to promoting Russia LOL

Well, kinda The Myth was sollely debunked (no reliable sources of the saying, or is there?)

I think you need to come over here to understand the scale of the cars.
This is the size of the #1 vehicle sold in the USA
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The #2 vehicle is just as big.
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@Nihonjin1051 maybe you can explain that compact cars are tiny and subcompact cars are suicide machines.

we have those too

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

CORRECTED-Russia's Avtovaz starts production of new Lada Vesta| Reuters

Not a bad price. Better than the Nissan Versa ($14K) but the horsepower is < 100.

 

[Basel]

Lada Vesta

Yandex.Translate

This Compact comes for under 9000 Euro
02.09.2014, 10:28 PM | auto-medienportal.net




Lada Vesta (Source: Automedienportal)

• Lada has on the Moscow motor show, the new Vesta presented. The compact sedan is in cooperation with the manufacturers Alliance, Renault and Nissan were created and intended to 2015, the Priora replace. The model should also in Western Europe will be offered.
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  Striking modern Design
  The compact car shows, modern drawn. Almost brave to appear the best known eye-catching beading over the fenders. With the new model wants to Lada in the WTCC return. The driver Rob Huff and James Thompson presented the yellow cars in Moscow.
  
  European Safety Standards
  The car corresponds to according to the manufacturer, the European safety standards. In order to ensure that intervenes Lada in terms of automotive engineering and interior design to the range of Renault and Nissan back.
  
  
  Vesta comes 2015
  The production of Vesta in the spring of 2015 in Russia to start. There is also the Nissan Sentra is built with the help of Lada is formed. A little longer have customers in the Lada Xray to be patient. On the Vesta-based Crossover is supposed to 2016 on the market and in the main plant in Togliatti be produced.
  
  Priced a real Lada
  Who now believes that the Lada change their price to tidy up turning the wrong. According to Lada CEO Bo Andersson is the starting price of the for compact cars at about 400,000 rubles, which is equivalent to approximately 8200 Euro. In the range of uses of the Russian car maker again with its Alliance partners Renault and Nissan.

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our old great manufacturing spirit comes back. I bet westerners will ban russian cars in their newest sanctions

Will Ladas like to manufacture this car in Pakistan? As these day many top car manufacturers are willing to setup their plants in Pakistan.

 

[FlyCheatter]

Will Ladas like to manufacture this car in Pakistan? As these day many top car manufacturers are willing to setup their plants in Pakistan.

I think it would be the greate step to take (don't understand why would that be any impossible)
BTW, what's wrong with Russian automotive? Here's just a few examples:

And most sweet "automotive" )

 

[Penguin]

Lada Vesta (Source: Automedienportal)

• Lada has on the Moscow motor show, the new Vesta presented. The compact sedan is in cooperation with the manufacturers Alliance, Renault and Nissan were created and intended to 2015, the Priora replace. The model should also in Western Europe will be offered.

And therefor will not destroy all westerns/japanese cars.

 

[senheiser]

And therefor will not destroy all westerns/japanese cars.

its owned by japanese french alliance and the russian state, its a lot more idependent and if russia wants it can always seize Lada

 

[Penguin]

its owned by japanese french alliance and the russian state, its a lot more idependent and if russia wants it can always seize Lada

Oh yes, and then what? Nobody company will want to invest in a country where their investment isn't safe that way.

Foreign Direct Investment in Russia increased to 1307 Million USD in the first quarter of 2015 from -1059 Million USD in the fourth quarter of 2014. Foreign Direct Investment in Russia averaged 12192.66 Million USD from 2008 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 40140 Million USD in the first quarter of 2013 and a record low of -1059 Million USD in the fourth quarter of 2014. Foreign Direct Investment in Russia is reported by the The Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
In 2013, more than 90% of Net Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Russia came from six countries: United Kingdom (26.8 percent), Luxembourg (16.5 percent), Ireland (14.8 percent), British Virgin Island (13.3 percent), Cyprus (11.8 percent) and Netherlands (8.14 percent).

Russia Foreign Direct Investment - Net Flows | 2008-2015 | Data | ChartForeign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | Data | Table

While

Recently Russia has been showing better results in business rankings. In 2013 the country jumped 20 points in a World Bank’s Doing Business rating, having shown the best dynamics among BRICS countries. Also at the beginning of 2014 Russia broke into Bloomberg’s 50 best countries for doing business.

Russia in world's top 3 recipients of foreign investment for first time - UN — RT Business

But

June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign direct investment flows to Russia will fall to half of last year’s level in 2014 as the conflict with Ukraine prompts companies to delay expansion, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies said.

Russian FDI to Fall 50% in 2014 on Risk, Institute Says - Bloomberg Business

 

[mike2000 is back]

Im sure Porsche, Mercedes, Audi and BMW are shivering out of fear that all the rich guys wont buy their cars anymore and skip to a Lada Vesta. I mean who wants a Porsche if you can have Lada?

loooooooooool

Ahahahah....true talk.
Sorry but Russia and China make crappy cars. They still need decades to catch up with western and Japanese auto makers. But this is a good start though.