- In Russia AvtoVAZ produces the Lada, Chevrolet (Niva) and Nissan (Almera), and produces a few Lada in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The Russian manufacturer recently bought by Renault, plans to produce 484 000 Lada worldwide in 2014 ( Inovev expects 480 000 units to be produced in 2014), against 506 000 in 2013. If we include the models assembled for Chevrolet, Nissan and Renault, AvtoVAZ will produce almost 600 000 vehicles this year.

- AvtoVAZ estimates that its sales on the Russian market will amount to 460 000 units in 2014, against 456 000 in 2013, which corresponds to a market share of 19%. However, the manufacturer intends to increase its market share to over 20% as from 2015 and intends to maintain this rate until 2020.

- To achieve this goal, AvtoVAZ will launch 5 new models and market 6 restyled models between 2015 and 2020. By 2015, it will launch the Vesta (a C-segment model replacing the Priora), followed in 2016 of an off-road restyled Lada, the LadaVesta hatchback, a crossover from segment B and the LadaGranta hatchback and a restyled sedan (segment B).

- Car sales in Russia fell by 5.4% in 2013 to 2.78 million units, and 3.6% in the first two months of 2014, with a drop of 19% market share for the Lada. The Ministry of Industry expects a decline in sales of cars in Russia this year between -3 and -7%, however Inovev expects a stable market.