The demand for Avtovaz's vehicles--the Lada and an off-roader called the Niva--consistently outstripped the supply.

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Prop Robbie Morris and centre Niva Ta'auso were not considered because of injury.

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Connacht, despite being without captain John Muldoon and powerful centre Niva Ta'auso, stormed into an 11-0 lead with winger Brian Tuohy getting a try.

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The former New Zealand All Black dummied a pass to Ben Blair, then stepped sweetly between the flailing Keatley and Niva Ta'auso to slide in under the posts for a converted try.

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In 1999 Ford dipped a toe in the water with a small assembly plant near St Petersburg, and in the same year GM went for a seemingly risky joint venture with AvtoVAZ (at the time a byword for corruption and gangsterism) to produce an improved version of the Niva, a cheap SUV.

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