Micro Cars Limited was established in 1996 by veteran automobile engineer, Dr. Lawrence Perera. The objective was to engineer and build Sri Lanka's first truly home-grown automobile. Today Micro Cars Limited remains the only national car manufacturer assembling a full range of vehicles, from Compact Cars and Vans to Luxury SUV's, Buses and Prime Movers. Today Micro has further diversified into a group of companies with its subsidiaries Transmec Engineering (has Sri Lanka's biggest automobile after sales workshop), Transmec International (Low floor buses, Prime Movers, Rent a Car Service etc.), Micro Construction (the Construction arm) and Euro Sports Auto Lanka (Franchisee of Lamborghini and many other luxury automobile brands)