6 July 2004, bus motor rally of the Joint Stock Company "Lvivsky avtomobilny zavod", which started under the umbrella of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine 4 July in Lvov, went to Chernigov. This function was organized by the Joint Stock Company "LAZ", JS Company “Universalnaia,” and Chernigov Regional Office of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine with assistance of the Chernigov Regional State Administration and Chernigov City Administration.

Bus motor rally consists of NeoLAZ-5208, NeoLAZ-A183 “City”, and tourist Liner-10.

Head of Chernigov Regional State Administration Valentine MELNICHUK and representatives of Chernigov City Administration had the opportunity to see the family of new models designed by the Joint Stock Company "LAZ". In particular, in an interview given to Chernigov Regional Radio, Valentine MELNICHUK highly appreciated buses of the Lvov factory and their European-type quality and design. He also stressed that the region had needed to upgrade its bus stock for a long time but this process was delayed by the fact that passenger carriers lacked necessary amounts of working assets. The Governor and City Administration representatives proposed considering possible patterns for attracting credit funds to purchase buses for the region and the city within the framework of Chernigov City Administration’s plans aimed at improving municipal transportation. At the same time, the Head of Chernigov Regional State Administration expressed hope that both sides would be able to conclude a mutually beneficial contract as may be needed.