A patent for a new T-134 crossover (SUV), which may join the Niva family, has appeared in the database of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property. The document for the industrial design was registered by AvtoVAZ.
The company filed the patent application on December 22, 2025, and approval was received on May 6, 2026. In the documents, the model is listed as "Passenger car".
The authors of the design are Stepan Sulaev, Yana Ilyina, Yaroslav Zhitlov, Olga Denisova, and Ejen Akkerman. The patent holder is AO "AvtoVAZ".
The T-134 concept was first shown in January 2025 during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the AvtoVAZ enterprise. At that time, a mock-up of the future crossover was demonstrated to the head of state.
The company has not yet disclosed the technical characteristics of the model or the possible launch dates for serial production.