The company was founded in 1985 as a  designstudio for road going vehicels.  Michail Gorbatschow was a participant in the start up of the company.  As of 1993 the company started to specialize in armoured vehicels. 

The first prototype was named  Laura and only two cars were made. The frontwheel driven coupes were powered by a Lada engine. In 1987 the presented the next prototype called Ohta. This minivan was again frontwheel driven and based on a lada.

Between 1995 and 1998 some kit cars were made named Laura. They used the base of the pontiac fiero.  As of 1998 the all wheel driven Kanonir was available on demand. The car was built as a pickup and station.  It was fitted with a 3.0L engine.

 

Headquarters:  Saint Petersburg, Russia

T98 kombat

The T-98 Kombat is a wheeled armoured vehicle built by Kombat Armouring, a subsidiary of Laura Group, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The name is shorthand for "komandir batalyona". The Kombat is one of the fastest armoured off-road vehicles in the world with a top speed of 180 km/h.

There are two basic versions of the T-98 Kombat based on General Motors components, including an V8, 8.1 litre Vortec engine, Allison transmission, and GM heavy duty suspensions. They are: The “VIP”  and the “Utility”.

Most are VIP versions sold to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Estonia, Russia, Mauritius, and the US.

The armoured body is based on a "metal-ceramic sandwich with cellular filler" technology. Kombat Armouring claims that the most highly armoured T-98 will protect occupants from bullets up to 12.7 mm, shotguns, mines and ramming.

T98 Kombat (youtube.com)

1985-now