Latvia
Dartz is Latvia's gloriously over-the-top maker of armoured luxury SUVs, reviving a Riga automotive heritage that dates back over a century to the Russo-Balt marque. Its outrageous, bulletproof vehicles are custom-built statement pieces for a very particular clientele.
It will never be a volume brand, but Dartz is a wonderfully eccentric reminder that Latvia still builds cars — on its own extravagant terms.