In summer 1964 when the Italian communists leader Palmiro Togliatti died, during populous meeting the young builder Nikolay Garmash had offered the renaming Stavropol into the new name - after Palmiro Togliatti.
And in august, 28 Stavropol was renamed.
From that moment a modern history of the town began, a history connected with the VAZ.

The year 1966.

In september, 12 on the car platform of factory prospecting works are finished. The engineering - geodetic conclusions and copies of topographical plans are directed to Moscow by plane.
In november, 6 the first cubs of concrete are stacked for production facilities constructions.
In november, 24 workers of Spetsstroy trust have finished the construction of motorway to car factory of seven kilometers long.

The year 1967.

In january, 21 the first ladle of a ground was taken out for the first starting object the case of non-productive departments.
In february, 4 K.Judina's brigade from SU-11 Autoplantbuilding laid the first cubs of concrete in the bases of the case of non-productive departments.
In march, 20 - the beginning of excavations on a platform of the main case.
In may, 3 multiple-skill crews of machine operators I.Remigajlo and V.Bykova have began works on the mechanized development of a ground.
In may, 22 the first cubs of concrete were stacked in the bases of repair - foundry shop .
In september, 10 the big concrete factory mounted in a short time on a platform of production facilities, gave out the first concrete.
In november, 24 on peak boiler thermal power station of car factory the first boiler by productivity 100 Gkal at one o'clock was started up. First heat arrived to industrial base of construction.

The year 1968.

The rolling mill arrived to the factory "Electroboard" from France which provided with the foffered zinced flooring of a roof of the main case.
In february, 4 builders of third site SU-11 AutoZavodStroy finished stacking of concrete in the first block of the second insert of the main cases.
In August first 5 thousand square meters of a face block on the device of floors in KVC was laid by trust Spetspromstroj.
In September assemblers of trust Steelmontazh finished erection of skeletons of repair - foundry and repair - forge shops, opened wide front for roofing and painting and decorating works.
In October trial scrolling of two conditioners on KVC was made, audit of the equipment was completed.
In november, 28 the first conditioner productivity of 240 thousand cubs of air at one o'clock was taken on KVC.

The year 1969.

In January trust Steelkonstruktion completed erection of a skeleton of a building press cases. In february, 2 heat was sent into press case.
In february, 5 the first hummer of repair - forge shop was put on rolling.
In february, 23 heat was sent in the first third of the main case. The wide front for painting and decorating and installation of equipment was opened.
In july, 11 solemn meeting concerning delivery of repair - forge shop in operation was held.
In august, 20 trust Mingazprom finished a lining of gas main Mokrous - Togliatti. The torch as a symbol of a labour victory gasman on a platform of thermal power station of the Volga Car Plant was lit.
In october, 17 at 3.15 p.m. the pressure on a control panel of forced ventilation of shop of aluminium moulding was sent.
In october, 22 start-up of 20 conditioners from 27 in the press case was made. From 58 heating units from 128 on a factory was included into work .
In november, 15 trust Dvigatel'montazh began installation of big presses in press case.

The year 1970.

In march, 1 the first 10 bodies of the future automobile were welded on the conductor of shop of welding.
In april, 1 the State commission signed the act of acceptance in constant operation of repair - foundry shop of the Volga car factory.
In the eve of lenin anniversary complex setting up assembler manufacture and the main conveyor of car factory were handed over in.
In april, 19 the first automobile of mark VAZ - 2101 " Zhiguly " was left from the main conveyor. In april, 21 casting of pistons of the engine of the automobile was made in the shop of aluminium moulding in the afternoon.
In may, 28 at 11.50 p.m. the running of water under the starting circuit of all hydraulic engineering constructions of station of water treating was finished. The Volga water was sent in a waterworks of the Volga Car Plant.