Volga (marque)

Volga (Russian: Волга) is a Russian, formerly Soviet automotive marque manufactured by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) in Nizhny Novgorod. Volga cars had their roots in the GAZ Volga, a series of executive cars built by the Gorky Automobile Plant. The first car to feature the marque was the GAZ-21 Volga, with production beginning in 1956. Their role in serving the Soviet nomenklatura made the vehicles a contemporary cultural icon, leading to urban legends such as the Black Volga. Vehicles with the Volga name would continue until 2010, with the end of production of the GAZ Volga Siber. In 2024 it was reported that GAZ would reconstitute the Volga brand for a new series of vehicles, under the joint stock company "Production of Passenger Cars"