[5] Styling began to diverge from the AZLK originals beginning in 1970, when IZh kept two round headlamps instead of adopting Moskvitch's rectangular ones, and got a different grille.

[4] The delivery in 1972 became the IZh 2715; it was powered by a 1,478 cc (90.2 cu in) inline four, had twin rear doors and a box-like cargo area (akin to a cube van[7] ) and could carry a 350 kg (770 lb) load.

[4] It and a pickup (what hot rodders would call a pickoupe),[7] announced as the 27151 in 1974, were very popular, both officially in production until 1997, with the final examples built as late as 2001.

[8] In the 1990s production declined due to a lack of financing and improper managerial practices, and by 1999 the plant was producing fewer than 10,000 vehicles a year.

[16] The decision to manufacture the Vesta in Izhevsk was taken by former AvtoVAZ CEO Bo Andersson, due to a higher perceived quality of production in the plant, compared to the group's main factory in Tolyatti.

The transfer project is scheduled to complete in 2HY 2024.https://www.lada.ru/en/press-releases/121683 As of spring 2012 the assets of IzhAvto were controlled by AvtoVAZ through its subsidiary United Automobile Group.

[19] On February 24, 2014 Mikhail Sergeevich Ryabov, who served as Vice President for Products and Programs at AvtoVAZ, was appointed the new CEO of United Automobile Group LLC.