The second Niva: the Chevrolet Niva of 2002, built by the GM–AvtoVAZ joint venture at Tolyatti on a new body with the same permanent four-wheel drive, centre-differential lock and low range; AvtoVAZ bought out GM’s share in 2019 and renamed it the Lada Niva Travel in December 2020.
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The Chevrolet Niva was meant to replace the 2121 and instead sold alongside it for twenty years; the joint venture ended when AvtoVAZ took full control, and the car continues as the Niva Travel with the 1.7 engine.
Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Factory colours
Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.
Niva Cossack and Hussar (United Kingdom, 1995–97)1995–97 · AvtoVAZ, Tolyatti
Niva 1.9 diesel (1999–2007)1999–2007 · AvtoVAZ, Tolyatti
Niva in Antarctica and at altitude1990 · AvtoVAZ, TolyattiNiva in the Paris–Dakar (1980s)1981–90 · AvtoVAZ, Tolyatti
VAZ-2122 Reka amphibious prototype (1976–85)1976–85 · AvtoVAZ, TolyattiRegistry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft
