Founded in 1849, Laffly was a French manufacturer of trucks and commercial vehicles. In 1912, the Laffly company began manufacturing vehicles in Boulogne-Billancourt, a Paris suburb better known for its historical Renault manufacturing plant (no longer in existence). In the 1930s and until the end of the Second World War, Laffly manufactured many military trucks, special road vehicles, fire fighting and utilities vehicles like combined road sweeper-sprinkler. Laffly worked closely with Hotchkiss. The vehicles were mostly designed by Laffly and fitted with Hotchkiss engines. Both companies commercialized the vehicles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
By the end of 1938, the Laffly tractor V15 T (T stands for artillery Tractor) is adopted to tow the Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-tank gun. The V15 T will be used during the Second World War.\u00a0 A first order for 100 vehicles was followed by a request for an additional 1386 vehicles, to be delivered before the end of September 1940. \u00a0Actually, less than 200 vehicles, outsourced to the automotive manufacturing company \u201cLa Licorne\u201d, will finally be delivered in June 1940. The UNIVEM V15T was manufactured by \u201cLa Licorne\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\n\t\t\t