Can Lada drag itself into relevance like the Korean makes have done and the Malaysian makes currently are?

Yes, I think so.

Look at the new models like 2110.

Russian mechanical things are quite good but until now their

models have not appealed to European carbuyers.

Could someone please tell me a Lada joke that I haven't heard before?. Iv'e heard them all,I owned one for 10 years,in those years it got some clog!!!,it never once let me down.when they stopped importing them the spares got hard to find,so I exchanged it for a Proton,a lot more comfortable and just as reliable

No. They were made during the Soviet regime and were just a way to get foreign money. They were old style cars and of poor quality and not very reliable.