When the Niva was crash-tested by Russian magazine Autoreview in their independent car assessment program (ARCAP), it scored zero stars. With a spare wheel mounted in the engine bay, and with a ...

While most drivers replace their vehicles after less than a decade, one Russian company has produced the same bread-shaped ...

Lada's history can be traced back to the 60's when a car plant opened as part of a joint venture between communist Russia and Italy ... design improvement was the Niva, released in 1978.