Aleko

The Moskvitch-2141, also known under the trade name Aleko (Russian: "АЛЕКО", derivative from the name of the automaker "Автомобильный завод имени Ленинского Комсомола", Avtomobilnyj zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola, meaning "Automotive Factory of Lenin's Komsomol"), is a Russian mid-size car that was first announced in 1985 and sold in the Soviet Union and its successor states between 1986 and 1997 by the Moskvitch Company, based in Moscow, Russia. It was replaced by the modernised M-214145 Svyatogor and its sedan body version, the M-2142, in 1997–2002. The Aleko was a huge improvement over previous Moskvitch models, which were durable but old-fashioned sedans and station wagons with rear-wheel drive and a solid rear axle, and had no common parts with them apart from the engine and some other minor details.