Kombat Armouring is a Russian

Russia

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 armoured vehicle and car manufacturer. It was founded in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...

. The first prototype was called the Laura. The company's slogan is Protection without Compromise.

History

The Laura was followed by the Ohta minivan in 1987. In 1990, Kombat Armouring acquired a military factory in St. Petersburg, where it still produces vehicles today. From 1993 onwards, Kombat Armouring has been producing armoured vehicles for local courier services. From 1995–1998 they produced the Laura 3 which was based on the Pontiac Fiero

Pontiac Fiero

The Pontiac Fiero is a mid-engined sports car that was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1984 to 1988. The Fiero—meaning "proud" in Italian and "wild", "fierce", or "ferocious" in Spanish—was designed by George Milidrag and Hulki Aldikacti as a Pontiac sports car...

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Models

• Laura (1985)
• Ohto (1987)
• Luaz-Proto (1988)
• Kamas (1989)
• Pilot (1990)
• Laura 3 (1995)
• Kanonir (1998)
• Cornet
• Gelendvagen
• Combat T-98 (2005)