The birthday of the Soviet auto industry lies on Nov. 7, 1924 when the first 10 cars, painted in red, took part in a proletarian demonstration on Red Square.
On Nov. 14, 1939 a car rally was held in Moscow to commemorate the millionth Soviet car made in Russia. It was the AMO Fiat-15 truck, produced by Moscow’s automobile plant known as ZIS, Zavod imeni Stalina. The car’s designed was based on the Italian Fiat 15 Ter, but significant changes were made.