October 21, 1965 in the "Izhmash" was created factory for the production of passenger cars. In 1966 in Izhevsk started serial production of cars "Moskvich-408", and in 1977 there was assembled millionth vehicle. By this time the Izhevsk factory produced: "Moskvich-412" (1969) IZH-2125 - "Iž-Combi" (1971) vans IZH-2715. In September 1990, was welded to the body of the first car IZH-2126 "Ode". Later on this platform began to produce vans IZH-2717, pickups IZH 27171, cargo modification IZH-212615 and station wagons IZH-21261 Fabula. For production cars "IZ" Izhevsk automobile plant even received the Grand Prix of the magazine "Behind the wheel". Since 2000 starts cooperation "IzhAvto" with AVTOVAZ. Already in 2001, the pipeline companies are beginning to go "six" - Lada 2106, and in 2002 to six teams joined the wagon Lada 2104. In 2005, the Izhevsk automobile plant flexibly react to the changing market conditions and started the implementation of the project license Assembly of Kia cars. In September 2010 with the direct participation of the Chairman of the government of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the capacity of the plant was restarted production of Lada 2104 and IZH-27175 . In April 2011 "IzhAvto" began the full-cycle production of Lada 2107 (in October, the total amount released in Izhevsk "sevens" exceeded 25 thousand units ). Very soon (mid 2012) with a conveyor of the automobile plant in Udmurtia will start off the new budget AVTOVAZ Lada Granta.