2012 will become history not only as year in which Russia has shown to the whole world staunch persistence, once again, having risen from knees and having won at first an UEFA cup, then the World championship on hockey, and then also taking the first place in the Eurovision. Especially scrupulous one billion roubles spent by the Moscow authorities on restoration of roads after parade, the day of the Victory spent to honor will be remembered also. But as early as many years we, and then our children and grandsons, will remember 2008, as year in which Russia hasn't simply let out the competitive domestic car, and has made improbable jerk to leave in world leaders on manufacture and sales of midget cars of the S-class.
Premiere Lada 2116, before carrying the superconfidential name «the Project With» — here that event of which was waited with a sinking heart by German and Japanese manufacturers, counting up the probable losses caused by falling of sales volumes in the light of occurrence of so "strong" competitor.