Who is Lada?
Lada is a Russian car marque made by AvtoVAZ, the Togliatti-based automaker. Its identity is closely tied to practical, straightforward cars for everyday use, along with the Niva, a small four-wheel-drive vehicle with a long-standing off-road role.
The range represented here runs from compact passenger cars to the Niva. It gives a snapshot of Lada’s changing lineup in European records, where the Niva stands apart as the marque’s most enduring name.
Which Lada models appear?
Five model lines appear: Niva, Vesta, Granta, Kalina and Priora. The Niva spans 2010–2025, the longest-running line in this group. Granta follows across 2013–2019; Priora across 2010–2015; Kalina across 2010–2013; and Vesta across 2017–2020.
The lineup brings together distinct roles. Granta, Kalina and Priora are passenger-car lines, while Vesta represents a later addition to the range. Niva is the rugged, off-road-oriented model, and its long run gives it a different place from the shorter-lived car lines.
How did the range develop?
The sequence shows Lada’s passenger-car range changing over time: Kalina and Priora appear early in the period, Granta follows, and Vesta appears later. Their years overlap in places, so this was not a simple handover from one model to the next. Through those changes, Niva remained in the lineup across the full span shown.
The figures here identify no electric or hybrid Lada model. Electrification therefore has no clear role in this particular lineup.
Where do Lada cars appear?
The markets represented are European Union registration figures and France’s ADEME records. Within the EU figures, Niva leads by a wide margin, with 50,311 registrations across 2010–2025. Vesta records 8,156 for 2017–2020, and Granta 7,988 for 2013–2019. Kalina has 1,340 and Priora 1,303 over their respective periods.
Lada’s European consumption and emissions results can depend on the test procedure used, including NEDC and WLTP, so they should not be compared directly with US EPA or Canadian five-cycle results.
Questions and answers
Which Lada model has the longest run here?
Niva, with figures spanning 2010–2025.
Which Lada had the most EU registrations?
Niva, with 50,311 EU registrations across 2010–2025.
Which Lada models appear in the French records?
The French market is represented through ADEME records. The models listed for Lada are Granta, Kalina, Niva, Priora and Vesta.
Are electric Ladas listed here?
No electric or hybrid model appears among these five model lines.