Volga Model History

Russia · founded 1956

The Soviet Union's prestige sedan brand (1956–2010) — built by GAZ in Nizhny Novgorod, a status symbol of the nomenklatura and the workhorse of every Soviet taxi fleet.

Models

GAZ-21

The car that launched the Volga name — a 1950s Soviet luxury sedan that won a Grand Prize at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.

Executive car · 1956–1970
GAZ-24

The near-immortal Soviet executive sedan — full-scale production started July 1970, with taxi odometers regularly exceeding 1,000,000 km.

Executive car · 1970–1992
GAZ-3102

An exclusively government-issue Volga (initially KGB-only) that retained its prestige-symbol status from 1982 right through the post-Soviet decades.

Executive car · 1982–2009
GAZ-3110

A modernized Volga with restyled body panels over the classic GAZ-24 shell — the post-Soviet update that kept the marque viable after the 1998 ruble crisis.

Executive car · 1997–2004
GAZ-31105

The final evolution of the classic Volga sedan — a second-stage update of the GAZ-3110 that added a Chrysler engine option before the marque pivoted to the Siber.

Executive car · 2004–2009
Volga Siber

The last Volga ever built — a Russian-assembled Chrysler Sebring under license, discontinued after just ~9,000 units when the 2008 financial crisis killed demand.

Mid-size car · 2008–2010

Other makes