AvtoVAZ (Volzhskiy Avtomobil'nyi Zavod, Volga Automobile Plant) is a Russian, formerly Soviet, automobile plant, based in Tolyatti.
VAZ[]
1966–1970 (prototype)[]
Designer:
V. Antipin
Typography:
Custom type
Launched:
July 20, 1966
This logo was based on Fiat's one from the 1950's. Was the first logo of this company, used since it was founded in July 20, 1966.
Lada[]
1970 (unused)[]
Designer:
A. Dekalenkov
Typography:
None
Launched:
1970
Later, A. Dekalenkov designed 3 new prototypes of the logo (the first one is on the picture). On the logos was a lodia ship in the shape of a Cyrillic 'V', standing for Volga river. The logo was never used.
1970 (unused)[]
Designer:
Yuriy Danilov A. Dekalenkov
Typography:
None
Launched:
1970
Designer Yuriy Danilov updated the prototype and Dekalenkov didn't like it, but it should've become the second official VAZ logo.
1970[]
Designer:
A. Dekalenkov
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
March 1, 1970
On first VAZ 2101's appeared a logo with "TOLYATTI" written on it, it is unknown who added it, on the first 30 cars FIAT accidentally wrote "ТОЛЬRТТИ", instead of "ТОЛЬЯТТИ", mistaking Latin "R" with Cyrillic "Я".
1970[]
Designer:
A. Dekalenkov
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
March 1970
After the few months of the above one being used, the logo was fixed at once, changing the letter 'R' to 'Я'.
