Production of the iconic Russian Lada car has been halted as Western sanctions have deprived the parent company of the parts and consumables it needs to make cars. Thousands of workers have been put on leave, Marketwatch reported.
However, according to Russian media, the suspension is temporary and will be restored in the coming days.
In Soviet times, Lada’s parent company, AvtoVAZ, built a giant factory on the banks of the Volga River.
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Until the 1980s, the Lada brand was used only for cars intended for export, while on the domestic market it was sold as Lada, and then as Sputnik (the next family), which was exported as Lada Samara and soon began to be called so in the USSR. “AvtoVAZ” writes the brand in capital letters, only in Latin: LADA. In 2011, British designer Steve Matin was appointed chief car designer.
