# Lada Brings Cool New Design to the Geneva Motor Show By Hjortur | Published 2007-03-20 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lada-brings-a-cool-new-design-to-the-geneve-motor-sho References: [autoblog](http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/08/geneva-motor-show-lada-c-concept/) & [autoblog](http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/08/geneva-motor-show-lada-c-concept/) The Russian car manufacturer, [AvtoVAZ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AvtoVAZ), the producer of the [Lada](http://www.lada-auto.ru) brand, has not been known for the coolest of cars. However, their new Lada C is a hip and realistic concept car which is expected to make it to European shops in 2009. [Critics](http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Lada-C-Vs-VW-20070314) say it is too much like the new VW Scirocco in design at the front, the knobs being from VW Jetta (like VW ever was a good designer of knobs!!!), and the rear is very similar to the Fiat Stilo. Personally, I don't care. Of course you can find similarities with other new cars. It would be bad if you couldn't. And this is exactly how the Korean cars have been building their brands, they imitate the best in design to sell, and the more they sell, the more they can improve the quality. So let's just hope the quality is improving just as much at [Lada](http://www.lada-auto.ru). At least, they say the car is supposed to pass the emission and collision test in the European markets. So for a [Lada](http://www.lada-auto.ru) - this is a very innovative car! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Design Imitation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform to monitor and analyze design similarities across different industries to identify potential imitations. - **Improving Quality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create technology or processes to enhance quality control in automobile manufacturing, especially for brands with a reputation for lower quality. - **Emission and Collision Testing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and implement new testing methods or technologies to improve the efficiency and accuracy of emission and collision tests in automobile markets. ### Where This Applies - **Automobile Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop sustainable and eco-friendly production methods in the automobile manufacturing industry. - **Design and Branding:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative tools or platforms to assist designers and marketers in building unique and distinguishable brand identities. - **Quality Control:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement AI-driven quality control systems to improve product consistency and reduce defects in various industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Outdoor-Focused Concept Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manifesto-concept-car.md) - [Semi-Transparent Concept Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renault-twingo-concept.md) - [Revived Brutalist Coupes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koda-1000-mbx.md) - [Automatic Electric Rebranding](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lancia.md) - [Transparent Modern Auto Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renault-twingo-1.md) - [Panda-Inspired Retro Car Conepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/megapanda.md) - [Electric Aerodynamic Vehicle Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tatra-77-concept.md) - [Sculptural Spatial City Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volkswagen-numa-concept.md) - [Spaceship-Like Mini Sedans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-concept-aceman.md)