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|+ Details of state cars
! State !! Users !! Cars !! Motorcade or support vehicles !! License plates!!Image!!Notes |
Afghanistan | former president Ashraf Ghani | convoy of armored Toyota Land Cruiser J200s, Mercedes-Benz W221[{{Cite web |date=2014-10-28 |title=New Afghan president on first China visit as withdrawal looms |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/2/114147/World/New-Afghan-president-on-first-China-visit-as-withd.aspx |website=english.ahram.org.eg}}] | | None | | |
Albania | President Bajram Begaj | Mercedes-Benz S350 | Mercedes-Benz GLS | | | The current Prime Minister Edi Rama was seen driving a GMC Yukon.[https://politiko.al/english/e-shpjeguar/rama-me-bishen-500-mije-dollareshe-politiko-kontakton-gmc-custom-lux-i443854] |
Algeria | President Abdelmadjid Tebboune | black armoured Mercedes-Benz S-Class 9680 4matic a BMW 7 Series and a Range Rover (for travels to the Algerian South).[https://www.cockpitdz.com/en/post/algeria-s-presidential-cars] | Toyota Land Cruisers J200s and Hyundai Palisades | | | |
Andorra | {{ubl|Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (Bishop of Urgel)|Emmanuel Macron (President of France)|Josep Maria Mauri (the bishop's personal representative)| Prime minister Xavier Espot Zamora}} | Audi A8 and a Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223) | Audi Q5 and Seat Leon | | | |
Angola | President João Lourenço | an armored Mercedes-Benz S-Class a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Mercedes-Maybach W223 S600 | {{ubl|Toyota Land Cruiser Prado|Mitsubishi Montero|Ford Ranger| Toyota Hilux}} | | | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Prime minister Gaston Browne | Ford Expedition | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Argentina | President Javier Milei | Peugeot RCZ,[{{Cite web |last=Rosati |first=Leandro |date=2023-10-05 |title=Javier Milei apareció en su extravagante auto en el programa de Tinelli: ¿cuál es y cuánto sale? |url=https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/javier-milei-aparecio-en-su-extravagante-auto-en-el-programa-de-tinelli-cual-es-y-cuanto-sale/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Diario El Ciudadano y la Región |language=es}}] Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210)(the last one was saw in Milei's presidential inauguration) [{{Cite web |last1=Bodenhorst |first1=Michael |last2=Suarez |first2=Karol |date=2023-12-10 |title=Milei vows to 'redraw the ideas of freedom' after swearing-in as Argentina's president |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/10/americas/javier-milei-argentina-president-oath-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=CNN |language=en}}] | Toyota Hilux SW4, Toyota Corollas | | | Milei also has a small car collection consisting of cars such as:a 1961 Cadillac DeVille a 1988 Mazda MX-5 Miata and his Peugeot RCZ.[https://www.vrum.com.br/aceleradas/2023/11/6658186-milei-e-colecionador-de-carros-mas-causa-duvidas-na-industria.html] while the former Argentine president Alberto Fernández had a Toyota Corolla (in which he drove himself) also a Audi A8L was used by Mauricio Macri for more details, see Presidential car (Argentina) |
Armenia | President Vahagn Khachaturyan | Audi A8 | Toyota Land Cruiser | | | |
Artsakh | former president of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan | Hyundai Ioniq [{{Cite web |date=2020-05-21 |title=Artsakh’s new President chooses electric vehicle as official car |url=https://armenpress.am/en/article/1016013 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Armenpress |language=en}}] | | | | |
Australia | King Charles III | During King Charles III's 2024 official visit to Australia, the king and queen were driven in an Audi SQ8 e-tron. | | Tudor Crown instead of number plates[{{cite web |author=drive.com.au |title='Out of the way peasants': The regal number plate rich in Australian history |url=http://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/out-of-the-way-peasants-the-regal-number-plate-rich-in-australian-history/}}] | | Flies the King's Personal Australian Flag. |
Australia | Governor-General Sam Mostyn | Rolls-Royce Phantom VI (ceremonial occasions) white armoured BMW 7 series (official business) | | Tudor Crown instead of number plates[{{cite web |author=drive.com.au |title='Out of the way peasants': The regal number plate rich in Australian history |url=http://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/out-of-the-way-peasants-the-regal-number-plate-rich-in-australian-history/}}] | File:1970 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI limousine - Governor-General of Australia.JPG used as the ceremonial state car in 2015]] | The official cars of the governor-general fly the flag of the governor-general. A similar arrangement is used for state governors. |
Australia | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese | white armoured BMW 7 Series | armoured BMW X5 | number plate C1 (meaning "Commonwealth One")[{{cite web |author=CarAdvice.com.au |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/27616/over-25-of-government-car-fleet-foreign-made/ |title=25% of government car fleet foreign made |publisher=Car Advice |date=6 April 2009 |access-date=12 December 2011}}] | File:Redcliffe Coast Guard visit by Prime Minister-2 (cropped).jpg, January 2017]] | Prior to 2013, vehicles in the prime ministerial fleet were white armored Holden Caprice and Ford Territory.[{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/pm-snubs-holden-to-buy-62m-fleet-of-bmws-that-can-withstand-terror-attacks/story-fni0cx4q-1227042363352 |title=PM's new BMWs can survive terror attacks|date=30 August 2014}}] For more details, see Prime Ministerial Limousine (Australia). |
Austria | President Alexander Van der Bellen | Armored BMW 7 Series xdrive | {{ubl|BMW X5 |Audi Q7| Audi A8 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class}} | | | Senior government figures in Austria drive in the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class |
Azerbaijan | President Ilham Aliyev | {{ubl|armored Maybach 62[{{cite web |url=http://president.az/photos/original/4187-94cc66c6c2240eb3f2656f85458b6e29.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130810/http://president.az/photos/original/4187-94cc66c6c2240eb3f2656f85458b6e29.jpg |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}] |heavy armored custom-built Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 Guard Pullman[{{Cite web |title=Inauguration ceremony of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was held The head of state made a speech at the ceremony VIDEO |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/inauguration_ceremony_of_president_of_azerbaijan_ilham_aliyev_was_held__the_head_of_state_made_a_speech_at_the_ceremony_video-2921593 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=azertag.az |language=en}}] |Togg T10X.[{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=Azerbaijan's Aliyev receives second Togg vehicle - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/azerbaijans-aliyev-receives-second-togg-vehicle-182126 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}]}} | | | | |
Bahamas | Prime Minister Philip Davis | BMW I7 and Lexus LS460L.[ http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/Prime_Minister_and_DPM_Arrive_for_Cabinet_Meeting_-_PHOTOS_printer.shtml] | {{ubl|Toyota Land Cruiser J200 |Ford Explorer| Chevrolet Tahoe}} | | | Davis's previous vehicle was a Mercedes W221 S500. |
Bahrain | King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | {{ubl|red extended Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221|Mercedes-Benz 600 Landaulette (ceremonial car)}} | {{ubl|Toyota Land Cruiser| BMW 7 Series| Nissan Patrol}} | | | |
Bangladesh | Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus | BMW 7 Series and a Mercedes-Maybach W222[{{Cite news |date=2024-08-11 |title=Video shows Dr Yunus' motorcade stuck in jam despite having VVIP protocol |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/video-shows-dr-yunus-motorcade-stuck-jam-despite-having-vvip-protocol-914546 |access-date=2024-11-27 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}][{{Cite news |date=2024-08-08 |title=22 cars ready for interim govt advisers |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/761072 |access-date=2024-11-27 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}] | | | | The former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina traveled in an armoured BMW 7 Series, as well as an armoured Mercedes-Benz G-Class and a Mercedes-Maybach W222. |
Barbados | President Sandra Mason | white Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222[{{Cite web |title=President election day! Joint sitting of parliament to vote for Dame {{!}} Loop Barbados |url=https://barbados.loopnews.com/content/president-election-day-joint-sitting-parliament-vote-dame |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Loop News |language=en}}] | {{ubl|Police motorcycles|Toyota Land Cruiser | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado}} | | | |
Barbados | Prime Minister Mia Mottley | gray Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 | | | | |
Belarus | President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko | armored Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Pullman | police cars Lexus LX570 | | | |
Belgium | King Philippe | Mercedes-Benz S-Class or a BMW 7 Series and a Range Rover | | number plate '1'{{efn|All royal family members drive cars with only numbers on the licence plate.}} | File:Koningswijk, 1000 Brussel, Belgium - panoramio (51).jpg in a BMW 7 Series in 2012]] | For his inauguration, a Mercedes-Benz 600 landaulette was used. King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola used a 1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, with a bulletproof bubble-top. |
Belgium | Prime Minister Bart De Wever | Audi A6 | | | | Federal government officials: number plates starting with an "A" followed by 1–3 numbers. Regional government officials: number plates starting with an "E" followed by 1–3 numbers. Members of parliament and the senate: number plates starting with a "P" followed by 3 numbers. |
Belgium | Queen Paola of Belgium | Fiat 500 (personal car) | | diplomatic plates | | |
Belize | Governor-General Froyla Tzalam and prime minister Johnny Briceño | convertible Genesis EQ900 | | | | Ministers generally use the Toyota Prado or the Ford Excursion |
Benin | president of Benin Patrice Talon | armored Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 | | | | |
Bhutan | King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Lexus LX570 | {{ubl|Jeep Wrangler|Toyota Hilux}} | | | The former King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, drove a Toyota Land Cruiser. while Ministers and senior government officials are assigned Toyota Land Cruiser Prado for official use. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Members of the presidency | Audi A8 | Volkswagen Passat | | | |
Republika Srpska | President Milorad Dodik | armored Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 | | | | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Other government officials | Volkswagen Passat or Škoda Superb | | | | |
Bolivia | President Luis Arce | armoured Lexus LS 460L[{{cite web |url=http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=/nacional/Evo-recibe-blindado-vagonetas-escolta_0_1985801460.html |title=Evo recibe un auto blindado y cuatro vagonetas escolta |publisher=la-razon.com |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217015455/http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=%2Fnacional%2FEvo-recibe-blindado-vagonetas-escolta_0_1985801460.html |archive-date=17 December 2014}}] | four Toyota Land Cruisers[{{cite web |url=http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20140124/ministro-arce-pide-no-hacer-show-con-los-nuevos-vehiculos_242822_528587.html |title=Ministro Arce pide no hacer show con los nuevos vehículos presidenciales |publisher=lostiempos.com |access-date=11 November 2014}}] | | | |
Botswana | President Duma Boko | Lexus LX and Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 | {{ubl|Toyota Land Cruiser J300 and J200 | BMW 7 Series (G70) | Toyota Hilux |Land Rover Defender}} | | | |
Brazil | President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | {{ubl|1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith (exclusively for Independence Day, state visits and the presidential inauguration) 2019-model armored Ford Fusion Hybrid (official state car)[https://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/noticias/brigado-com-a-ford-bolsonaro-tem-frota-presidencial-de-carros-da-marca/] convertible Volkswagen Virtus (made for the Brazilian president visit to Volkswagen's factory in São Bernardo do Campo).[https://www.carscoops.com/2024/02/vw-brazil-turns-humble-virtus-sedan-into-a-one-off-convertible-for-the-nations-president/] | | The federal government's most important officials use yellow-green brass plates with the coat of arms of Brazil and their titles. | File:A bordo do Rolls Royce, presidenta Dilma chega à Esplanada dos Ministérios, em Brasília (7950173612).jpg riding in the ceremonial state car, the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith during the Independence Day parade in 2012.]] | The Fusion was first used in June 2008.[{{Cite web |title=G1 > Carros – NOTÍCIAS – Conheça os carros de alguns presidentes e líderes mundiais |url=https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Carros/0,,MUL608903-9658,00-CONHECA+OS+CARROS+DE+ALGUNS+PRESIDENTES+E+LIDERES+MUNDIAIS.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=g1.globo.com |language=pt}}] In February 2012 the Brazilian government bought 12 Canadian-built Ford Edge models for the use of President Dilma Rousseff and her security team.[{{cite web |url=http://carros.uol.com.br/ultnot/2012/02/17/protecionista-governo-compra-carros-importados-para-transportar-dilma.jhtm |title='Protecionista', governo compra carros importados para transportar Temer |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=13 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218002717/http://carros.uol.com.br/ultnot/2012/02/17/protecionista-governo-compra-carros-importados-para-transportar-dilma.jhtm |archive-date=18 February 2012}}] For more details, see Presidential State Car (Brazil). |
Brunei | Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah | 1992 state landaulette Rolls-Royce Phantom VI (ceremonial) black Mercedes-Benz M-Class W163 ML55 AMG, black Brabus G700, Maybach 62 (personal) | {{ubl|BMW E39 540i | BMW E61 545i|Lexus LX470}} | | | |
Brunei | Queen Saleha of Brunei | 2012 Rolls Royce Phantom Series II | Volvo S80 V8 or Mitsubishi 380 | | | |
Brunei | Cabinet ministers and visiting foreign dignitaries | black Mercedes-Benz W221 S350L | | | | |
Brunei | Other senior ranking officials | black Mercedes-Benz W211 E280 | | | | |
Bulgaria | President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev | {{ubl|Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard[{{cite web |url=http://www.vesti.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=5410351 |title=Кабинетът "Борисов" с нови коли – България – Медии |publisher=Vesti.bg |access-date=17 September 2013}}]| BMW 5 Series | BMW 7 Series}} | {{ubl|Ford|Toyota |Audi A6 and Audi A8}} | | | |
Bulgaria | Prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov | Toyota Land Cruiser, black BMW X5 | {{ubl|Fords|Toyotas |Audi A6 and Audi A8}} | | | |
Burkina Faso | Interim President and MPSR President Ibrahim Traoré | Lexus LX570 | Toyota Land Cruiser J70 | | | |
Burundi | President Évariste Ndayishimiye | armored Toyota Land Cruiser 200 | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 and 300, Toyota Hilux | | | |
Cambodia | King Norodom Sihamoni | {{ubl|black Mercedes S600 (daily use)|armoured Range Rover Sentinel stretch (provincial/rural travel)|black convertible Mercedes-Benz W126 (ceremonial use)[{{Cite web |title=King Norodom Sihamoni: 20th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Country's 21st Century Monarch |url=https://cambodianess.com/article/king-norodom-sihamoni-20th-anniversary-of-the-coronation-of-the-countrys-21st-century-monarch |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=cambodianess.com |language=en}}]}} | | Royal Palace plate number | | |
Cameroon | President Paul Biya | armoured Range Rover Sentinel[{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Carmart |date=2024-08-04 |title=African Presidential Cars: 5 African Presidents and Their Official cars » Carmart blog |url=https://carmart.ng/african-presidential-cars/?srsltid=AfmBOoovJ06C8jJK0Jfar_33IEaWKJJUUSDfIkciuT0JjafniZ9YahrB |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Carmart blog |language=en-US}}] | Toyota Land Cruisers | | | |
Cape Verde | president of Cape Verde José Maria Neves | Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) and a BMW 7 Series (F01) | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Canada | Monarch and governor general Mary Simon | Lincoln Town Car | | old St. Edward's Crown on a red field (monarch)[{{cite web |url=https://www.bcpl8s.ca/Royal.html |title=License plates from royal visits to BC |work=bcpl8s.ca |access-date=2020-08-02}}] standard licence plate of the province of Ontario (governor-general) | File:Motorcade Winnipeg Queen Elizabeth II.jpg in Winnipeg in 2010. The queen's car, second in line, is a Lincoln Town Car bearing her Canadian royal standard.]] | Bears the flag of office affixed to the right front fender. For more details, see Royal and viceroyal transport in Canada. |
Canada | Prime minister Mark Carney | an armored Chevrolet Suburban or a long-wheelbase Cadillac DTS | motorcade of typically ten cars and four motorcycles, led by a Chrysler 300 | standard Ontario licence plate | | Historically, prime ministers were usually driven in Cadillac limousines.[{{Cite web |title=Prime Ministers' cars: A look at Canadian leaders' rides |url=https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/prime-ministerial-cars-a-look-at-our-leaders-rides |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=driving |language=en-CA}}] |
Central African Republic | president of Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra | armored Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | | | |
Chad | president of Chad Mahamat Déby | Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 | Toyota Land Cruiser J70 | | | |
Chile | President of Chile Gabriel Boric | horse drawn "Bandeja" Carriage[{{Cite book|title=The State Coaches of the Republic of Chile|last=Manrique|first=Jaimie|publisher=The Carriage Journal|date=Spring 1978|pages=373–375|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIU8DwAAQBAJ&q=Jos%C3%A9+Manuel+Balmaceda+carriage&pg=PA373|volume=15|issue=4|access-date=5 August 2019}}] or 1966 Ford Galaxie XL[{{cite news |last1=Monroy |first1=Mauricio |title=Anécdotas del Ford Galaxie que trasladará a Gabriel Boric, vehículo que por primera vez será manejado por una mujer |url=https://www.latercera.com/mtonline/noticia/anecdotas-y-chascarros-del-ford-galaxie-que-trasladara-al-presidente-gabriel-boric/YILUJDQR5ZGT7HLWYUTVCRCVWI/ |work=La Tercera |date=11 March 2022}}] (ceremonial)[{{cite web |url=http://www.munitalagante.cl/noticias/2008/03_marzo/08_permisopresidenta/noticia.htm |title=Municipalidad De Talagante |publisher=Munitalagante.cl |access-date=25 April 2009 |archive-date=26 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055324/http://www.munitalagante.cl/noticias/2008/03_marzo/08_permisopresidenta/noticia.htm |url-status=dead }}] armored Chevrolet Tahoe Z71[{{cite news |last1=Cannoni |first1=Romina |title=¿Qué autos usan los presidentes de Latinoamérica? |url=https://www.latercera.com/mtonline/noticia/que-autos-usan-los-presidentes-de-latinoamerica/ODRNTKOKEBFRZLA35AKZ5OQDQA/ |work=La Tercera |date=3 August 2023}}] (daily transportation) | Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Sonata[{{cite web |url=https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/MediaCenter/News/Press-Releases/Press-release-2382-2014-0312.hub#.XT_NNC2ZOYU |title=New Chilean President Selects Equus for Inauguration Ceremony |publisher=hyundaimotorgroup.com |access-date=29 July 2019 }}][{{cite news |title=Korean Products Take Chile By Storm |url=https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20060330/246725/1 |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=Dong-a Ilbo |date=30 March 2006}}][{{cite news |last1=이 |first1=주희 |title=Hyundai ranks 1st in Chilean car market |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170115000076 |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=Korea Herald |date=15 January 2017}}] | | File:Fordgalaxie.JPG has been Chile's ceremonial presidential car since 1970.]] | For more details see Presidential car (Chile) |
China | | Hongqi N701 limousine.[https://www.carscoops.com/2023/11/the-secretive-armored-hongqi-n701-limo-that-chinese-president-xi-brought-to-the-usa/] | | | | Before the production of Hongqi began, Chinese leaders used various foreign luxury cars. When visiting a foreign country, Chinese leaders generally use vehicles supplied by the host country. This custom began to change in November 2014, when Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party, and current president used his own Hongqi L5 limousine on a state visit to New Zealand.[{{cite news |title=Limousines Hongqi L5 arrive in New Zealand before President Xi |agency=CCTV News |date=18 November 2014 |quote=Two Hongqi (or Red Flag) L5 cars arrived in Auckland, New Zealand recently, according to a verified account from Adelaide SA Radio Stations on Sina Weibo. ... In a report by Guancha.cn, Zhao Zhenyu, a senior diplomat said that there was no previous case of Chinese leaders shipping special vehicles for use in foreign countries as far as he knew. "The guest should follow the convenience of the host," is an internationally common practice. But leaders in the US and Russia usually deliver their limousines to the country they visit, according to the report.}}][{{cite news |title=China: Australia trade deal won't hurt New Zealand |agency=Associated Press |date=20 November 2014 |quote=Xi spoke to media as he swung through New Zealand at the end of a month of courting international leaders. ... His motorcade, featuring the distinctive Red Flag limousine, drove past both supporters and protesters ...}}] |
Colombia | President Gustavo Petro | four Israeli-made armored BMW 7 Series and several units of Toyota Land Cruiser Sahara | three BMWs and eight Toyota Saharas, all armored, plus a Prado armored level IIIA used by the National Intelligence Directorate, an ambulance and no less than eight motorcycles | presidential tags | File:Presidencia de Colombia.jpg includes armoured BMW 7 series, and several Toyota Land Cruisers.]] | |
Comoros | president of Comoros Azali Assoumani | armored Range Rover Vogue | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | | | |
Costa Rica | President Rodrigo Chaves Robles | two Toyota Land Cruisers | | | | Before, a Hyundai Equus limo, donated by the government of South Korea, was used as the Presidential State Car. |
Croatia | President Zoran Milanović | armored black BMW 7 Series[{{cite web |url=http://net.hr/tehnoklik/vijesti-tehnoklik/foto-sto-voze-nasi-politicari/ |title=FOTO: Koje aute voze političari kad ih kupuju svojim novcem? – |publisher=Net.hr |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113074820/http://net.hr/tehnoklik/vijesti-tehnoklik/foto-sto-voze-nasi-politicari/ |archive-date=13 January 2017|date=9 April 2013 }}] occasionally a Volkswagen Passat or a Mercedes-Benz E250.[{{cite web |url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/novosti/hrvatska/clanak/id/132562/premijerko-i-predsjednice-evo-kako-cete-ustedjeti-prodajte-skupe-mercedese-i-bmw-ove-i-vozite-skode |title=PREMIJERKO I PREDSJEDNIČE, EVO KAKO ĆETE UŠTEDJETI Prodajte skupe mercedese i BMW-ove i vozite škode! > Slobodna Dalmacija |publisher=Slobodnadalmacija.hr |date=15 May 2011 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113115909/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/novosti/hrvatska/clanak/id/132562/premijerko-i-predsjednice-evo-kako-cete-ustedjeti-prodajte-skupe-mercedese-i-bmw-ove-i-vozite-skode |archive-date=13 January 2017}}] | marked and unmarked BMW and Audi models | | | These vehicles are part of the vehicle fleet of the Honor Guard Battalion. |
Croatia | prime minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković and speaker of the Croatian Parliament | armored Black BMW 7 Series[{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=Vijesti&id=728096 |title=Vlada ne vraća Audije, Milanović se pravda: Uzeli smo nižu klasu nego HDZ, nismo znali da toliko koštaju |publisher=Index.hr |date=17 February 2014 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113130529/http://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=Vijesti&id=728096 |archive-date=13 January 2017}}] | | | | |
Croatia | government ministers | BMW 5 Series and the Audi A6. | | | | These vehicles are part of the vehicle fleet of Ministry of the Interior's Department of Protection of Protected Persons. |
Cuba | president of Cuba and First Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel | Mercedes-Benz S-Class W220 | | | | |
Cuba | Fidel Castro | Soviet-made ZiL limousines GAZ-69 | | | | |
Cyprus | President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides | Mercedes-Benz W221 S600 | police bikes Mercedes-Benz GLE W164 | Coat of Arms of Cyprus | | |
Czech Republic | President Petr Pavel | Škoda Superb in top-end 'Laurin & Klement' trim[{{cite news |title=Prezident Miloš Zeman jezdí novou generací Škody Superb |url=http://auto-mania.cz/prezident-milos-zeman-jezdi-novou-generaci-skody-superb/ |work=auto-mania.cz |date=7 June 2015 |language=cs-CZ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204956/http://auto-mania.cz/prezident-milos-zeman-jezdi-novou-generaci-skody-superb/ |archive-date=11 November 2017}}] | | | File:Czech President car Škoda Superb at Legendy 2018 in Prague.jpg]] | Historically, presidents of Czechoslovakia were driven in cars manufactured by Škoda (Hispano-Suiza and VOS), Praga (Grand and Golden), Tatra (80, 603 and 613), Daimler (EL24 and DE36), ZiL (110, 111, 114 and 115) and GAZ (12-ZIM and M13-Čajka). After 1989, Czech presidents used Renault 21, BMW 735i and 750i, Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL, Audi A8 4.2 and thereafter Škoda Superb.[{{cite news |title=Auta českých prezidentů: Pancéřovaná Škoda VOS, čajka, renault, mercedes... |url=https://auto.idnes.cz/auta-ceskych-prezidentu-pancerovana-skoda-vos-cajka-renault-mercedes-12r-/automoto.aspx?c=A060322_133658_auto_osoby_fdv |work=Mladá fronta DNES |date=22 March 2006 |language=cs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730082611/http://auto.idnes.cz/auta-ceskych-prezidentu-pancerovana-skoda-vos-cajka-renault-mercedes-12r-/automoto.aspx?c=A060322_133658_auto_osoby_fdv |archive-date=30 July 2017}}] |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | President Felix Tshisekedi | Mercedes-Maybach S600 | Toyota Land Cruisers 70s | | | |
Denmark | King Frederik X | 1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith seven-seater limousine (LGLW 25 body no. 10181), commonly referred to as "Store Krone" (Great Crown)[{{cite web |url=http://www.kongehuset.dk/publish.php?id=3153 |title=Kronebilerne |publisher=Kongehuset.dk |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=25 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125033035/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?id=3153 |url-status=dead }}] Daimler DS420 eight-seater limousines Tesla Model S | | Krone with a number[{{cite web |url=http://nrpl.dk/royal.php |title=Kongehusets nummerplader |publisher=Nrpl.dk |date=14 May 2004 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812212152/http://nrpl.dk/royal.php |archive-date=12 August 2010|trans-title=The Royal Family's license plates|language=no}}] | File:Cortege of Prince Henrik 03 (cropped).jpg" in 2018, followed by two Daimler DS420 limousines from the Danish royal fleet]] | Recently the Danish royal fleet also acquired seven eco-friendly cars including the Volkswagen ID.3 referred as "Crown 18" (used as the King's personal vehicle and also "for practical tasks between Amalienborg and Fredenborg Palace") and two Audi A8 L 60 TFSI e quattro hybrid variants with the plates Crown 9 and 10 that are both used to transport members of the royal household.[https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/prince-frederik-car/] |
Denmark | Prime minister Mette Frederiksen | Audi A8 L[{{cite web |author=Ritzau |url=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/2012/01/23/074302.htm |title=Se listen: Her er de ministerbiler der sviner mest |date=23 January 2012 |publisher=dr.dk |access-date=26 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126011056/http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/2012/01/23/074302.htm |archive-date=26 January 2012}}] | | | | The ministers in the Danish government have different cars, including the VW Phaeton, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Audi A6, Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. |
Djibouti | president of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh | Mercedes-Benz W221 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | | | |
Dominica | president of Dominica Sylvanie Burton | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Toyota Fortuner | | | |
Dominican Republic | President Luis Abinader | Black Lincoln Navigator (daily use) Black Tesla Model S (ceremonial activities) | Black Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Explorer, Ford Expedition, Toyota Landcruiser, and Toyota Sequoia. | 0–1 plate (Presidential Plate) | | |Previous presidents used the Toyota Landcruiser and Lexus LX570 as official state cars |
Dominican Republic | Provincial governors | Mitsubishi L200 | | |Plate with the official government design, numeration varies | | Previous vehicles are still use as were the Mitsubishi Montero. They could also use their own personal vehicles. |
East Timor | President José Ramos-Horta | Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) | Toyota Land Cruiser J70 and Toyota Prado | | | |
Ecuador | President Daniel Noboa | armored Lincoln Town Car armored Chevrolet Trooper{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} | | | | In 2023 former president Guillermo Lasso was seen using a Kia Carnival Surrounded by its Security Guards [{{Cite web |date=2023-04-02 |title=Ecuador's Lasso authorizes civilian use of guns, citing insecurity |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/ecuador-s-lasso-authorizes-civilian-use-of-guns-citing-insecurity-1.6339358 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}] and escorted by a Kia police Car and a Ford Explorer. |
Egypt | President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | black armored variant of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class | | black number plate with the presidential crest above an Arabic 1 | | Previously a black armored 1998 Mercedes-Benz S-Class was used by former leader Hosni Mubarak until February 2011 An earlier model of it helped save his life in Ethiopia in 1995.[{{cite news |title=GUNMEN TRY TO KILL MUBARAK |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/06/27/gunmen-try-to-kill-mubarak/19f4d0db-a1ca-4011-95cc-1003951a929a/}}] |
Egypt | High-ranking officials | black BMW 7 Series, or Audi A8s | | special government number plates | | Parliamentary vehicles are often Mercedes-Benz E-Class. |
Equatorial Guinea | president of Equatorial GuineaTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 | | | | The president's son and current vice president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue had a collection of supercars that include:a Lamborghini Veneno a Koenigsegg Agera a McLaren P1 and a Bugatti Veyron and he was seen riding in a Rolls Royce Cullinan his collection was seized from him and was eventually auctioned in Switzerland[https://apnews.com/article/f01f58867e8c40ceaf94898b486df5b9] |
El Salvador | President Nayib Bukele | Mercedes-Benz W220 (official), Lexus LX 570, Hummer H3, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8, Chevrolet Suburban and a 200 Series Toyota Land Cruiser | six Toyota Land Cruiser Prados | | | |
Eritrea | president of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki | Mercedes-Benz W222 S500 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 and Nissan Patrol | | | |
Estonia | President Alar Karis | Mercedes-Benz S350dL | Audi Q7 | coat of arms of Estonia | | During the first republic (1918–1940), the first president, Konstantin Päts, preferred American cars, such as the Studebaker Dictator. After officially becoming a president in 1938, he also bought a Packard Super 8 Touring Sedan, and in the following year a Studebaker Commander Cruising Sedan. |
Estonia | Prime minister of Estonia Kristen Michal | Audi A8L | | | | |
Eswatini | King of Eswatini Mswati III | Rolls Royce Ghost | | | | He also bought a fleet consisting of Rolls Royces and many BMWS to his 15 wives.[https://mwakilishi.com/article/world-news/2019-11-12/swazi-king-mswati-iii-buys-19-rolls-royces-120-bmws-for-his-15-wives] |
Ethiopia | president of Ethiopia Taye Atske Selassie | Nissan Patrol Platinum | | | | |
Ethiopia | Prime minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed | armored Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruisers | | | A fleet of Roewe 750s are used to transport visiting foregin dignitaries |
Fiji | president of Fiji Naiqama Lalabalavu | armored Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | | |
Finland | President of Finland Alexander Stubb | armored Audi A8 L Security quattro[{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=Finnish president gets new, €1.1m armoured car |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20083196 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=News |language=en}}] | | coat of arms of Finland[{{cite web |url=http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26879 |language=fi |title=Tasavallan presidentille uusi virka-auto |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804005450/http://www.presidentti.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26879 |archive-date=4 August 2008}}] | File:Ennen Lippujuhlan päivän 2017 paraatin alkua 02 presidentti saapuu.JPG on its number plate.]] | A armored Mercedes-Benz W221 S600 is used by the speaker of the Parliament. |
Finland | Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo | grey armoured Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard | | | | The Finnish cabinet's carpool consists of BMW 5-Series and Mercedes E-Class models.[{{Cite news |url=https://www.is.fi/autot/art-2000001206139.html |title=Yhteensä 760 000 € uusiin autoihin – tällaiset Bemarit ministerit saivat |date=22 June 2016 |newspaper=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi-FI |access-date=1 December 2016 }}] |
France | President Emmanuel Macron | Renault Rafale and DS 7 Crossback (investiture) open top Citroën SM Présidentielle models (ceremonial)[{{cite web |url=http://users.skynet.be/sky38711/allfiles/smfile/citro%EBn_sm_president.htm |title=SMONLINE Citroën SM presidentielle |publisher=Users.skynet.be |date=15 May 1972 |access-date=25 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715102705/http://users.skynet.be/sky38711/allfiles/smfile/citro%EBn_sm_president.htm |archive-date=15 July 2012}}] armoured Peugeot 5008, Renault Espace (daily travel) ACMAT military command car (parade)[{{cite news |title=Passation de pouvoir. Le véhicule utilisé par Macron fabriqué à Saint-Nazaire |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/loire-atlantique/nantes-44000/spanpassation-de-pouvoirspan-le-vehicule-utilise-par-macron-fabrique-a-saint-nazaire-2999440.php |publisher=Le Télégramme |date=16 May 2017}}][{{cite news |title=DS7 the Choice for French President Emmanuel Macron's Inauguration |url=https://citroenvie.com/ds7-the-choice-for-french-president-emmanuel-macron-inauguration/ |publisher=Citroenvie |date=15 May 2017}}][{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/07/14/renault-the-new-official-car-of-the-french-presidency_6684173_5.html | title=Renault, the new official car of the French presidency | date=14 July 2024 }}] | | | File:DS5 hybride présidentielle 14 juillet 2012.jpg used by François Hollande as his presidential state vehicle, in July 2012]] | For more details, see Presidential car (France) |
Gabon | Brice Oligui Nguema | armored Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 | Toyota Land Cruiser and Jeep Grand Cherokee | | | |
Gambia | president of Gambia Adama Barrow | Toyota Land Cruiser J300 | | | | |
Georgia | President Mikheil Kavelashvili | Mercedes-Benz W221 S600 Pullman[{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=File:Car of President of Georgia.jpg - Wikimedia Commons |url=https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Car_of_President_of_Georgia.jpg |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=commons.wikimedia.org |language=en}}] | Audi Q7 Mercedes Benz E Class and Land Rover Range Rover | | | |
Germany | President Frank Walter Steinmeier | armored Mercedes-Benz S600 W222 armored Audi A8L armored BMW 7 Series Limousine | | 0–1 | File:Sonderschutzfahrzeug des Bundespräsidenten-02-2.jpg used by the president of Germany, with number plates 0 ⁑ 1]] | The president is (besides the minister of defense) the only German official whose official car regularly shows a flag (a version of the president's standard) placed on the front of the hood. |
East Germany | former Communist Party general secretary Erich Honecker | stretched Citroën CX and Volvo 700 Series models.[{{cite news |title=DDR-Stretchlimo unterm Hammer |url=https://www.autobild.de/klassik/artikel/auktion-citroen-cx-honecker-stretchlimo-5586821.html |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=Klassik Autobild |date=2 November 2015 |language=de}}][{{cite web |last1=Popp |first1=Werner |title=Honecker's Company Car: The Chairman's Extravagance |url=https://topgear-autoguide.com/category/traffic/honeckers-company-car-the-chairmans-extravagance1607489205 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204131915/https://topgear-autoguide.com/category/traffic/honeckers-company-car-the-chairmans-extravagance1607489205 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=4 December 2023 |website=Topgear Autoguide |access-date=4 December 2023 |date=5 October 2013}}][{{cite web |last1=Clément-Collin |first1=Paul |title=La STASI roulait en Citroën |url=https://www.carjager.com/blog/article/la-stasi-roulait-en-citroen.html |website=CarJager |access-date=4 December 2023 |language=fr |date=6 March 2014}}] | | | | The former East Germany manufactured the Trabant and Wartburg, both deemed unsuitable for state car usage. The leaders of the country used Soviet-made cars and Swedish Volvo models. |
Ghana | President of Ghana John Mahama | armored Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 S600.[https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/blogs/zeqblog/Inside-John-Mahama-s-Luxurious-Bullet-and-Blast-Proof-Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-7832] customized bulletproof Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 Xtreme Edtion[https://dailyguidenetwork.com/mahamas-luxury-car-sparks-public-debate/] | armored Toyota Land Cruiser J300 | | | |
Greece | Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis | Lexus RX Hybrid | | | | Kyriakos Mitsotakis was also seen driving personally a Tesla Model 3.[{{cite web | url=https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/greek-prime-minister-drives-tesla-model-3-as-personal-vehicle/ | title=Greek Prime Minister drives Tesla Model 3 as personal vehicle | date=12 October 2020 }}] |
Greece | President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou | armored Mercedes S-Class S500 (W 220), later the S500 L (221 series) | | | | |
Grenada | Governor general of Grenada Cécile La Grenade | white BMW 750Li | | crown license plate | | |
Grenada | Prime minister Dickon Mitchell | black BMW 750Li | police motorcycle outriders and two black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Grenadian flag and a coat of arms | | |
Guatemala | President Bernardo Arévalo | Chevrolet Suburban | black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Guyana | President Irfaan Ali | Toyota Crown or Lexus LS 460 Toyota Prado or a Toyota Land Cruiser (both used in longer journeys) | | presidential emblem of a gold cacique's crown | | |
Guyana | Prime Minister Mark Phillips | Toyota Crown Toyota Prado or a Toyota Land Cruiser (both used in longer journeys) | | gold depiction of coat of arms of Guyana | | |
Guinea | Interim President and CNRD Chairman Mamady Doumbouya | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | | | | |
Guinea Bissau | president of Guinea Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló | Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 | Toyota Land Cruiser Hummer H2 | | | |
Haiti | president of Haiti | armored Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series | motorcycles, Toyota Land cruiser 70 Series, Nissan Patrols and Nissan Frontiers | golden "President of the Republic" plates | | |
Honduras | President Xiomara Castro | black armored Toyota Land Cruiser | police bikes, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Toyota Hilux | | | |
Hong Kong | chief executive of Hong Kong John Lee | BMW 7 Series (G11) Toyota Alphard | BMW R1200RT motorbikes | Emblem of Hong Kong | File:Chief Executive Automobile in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (South Gate), 2021 (1).jpg | Senior government officials, including the chief secretary, Eric Chan chief justice Andrew Cheung are assigned a Lexus LS (XF50) while the commissioner of police Raymond Siu is assigned a BMW 5 Series (F10) with the number plate "1". The president of the Legislative Council Andrew Leung is driven in a Lexus GS450h, with the number plate "LC1". Other government vehicles in general have the "AM" prefix on their plates. |
Hungary | | armored Audi A8Ls, Audi A7, Audi Q7, and Audi A6 Škoda Superb | | | | The Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rides in a Volkswagen Multivan and in December 2023 during its visit to Hungary the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gifted Orbán with a Togg T10X an electric car made by the Turkish Company Togg.[{{Cite web |title=During his trip to Budapest, Erdoğan gifts Hungarian PM Viktor Orban with a Togg |url=https://www.anews.com.tr/diplomacy/2023/12/18/during-his-trip-to-budapest-erdogan-gifts-hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-with-a-togg |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=anews |language=en}}] |
Iceland | President Halla Tómasdóttir | Lexus LS600hL Audi A8L 1942 Packard (ceremonial use)[{{cite web |url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/Daily_News/?ew_0_a_id=307750 |title=1942 Packard |publisher=Icelandreview.com |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605080416/http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/Daily_News/?ew_0_a_id=307750 |archive-date=5 June 2011}}] | | "1"[{{cite web |url=http://www.visir.is/article/20070707/FRETTIR01/107070148/-1/FRETTIR |title=Engin peningasóun |publisher=Visir.is |date=7 January 2007 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604025327/http://www.visir.is/article/20070707/FRETTIR01/107070148/-1/FRETTIR |archive-date=4 June 2011 }}] | | |
India | president of India Droupadi Murmu | black Mercedes S600 Pullman Guard, custom-built to a BR7-level armour standard | the former presidential car, a black Mercedes-Benz armoured limousine, which is used as a spare vehicle | Emblem of India | | |
India | vice president of India | BMW X5 | | | | |
India | prime minister Narendra Modi | Range Rover Sentinel with BR7-level BR7-level highly modified armoured BMW 7 Series armored Toyota Land Cruiser[{{cite news |title=Power wheels: Obama's 'Beast' vs Modi's BMW 7 Series |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/power-wheels-115012301374_1.html |newspaper=Business Standard India |access-date=10 April 2017 |date=24 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214043/http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/power-wheels-115012301374_1.html |archive-date=10 April 2017}}] Mercedes-Maybach S650 Pullman Guard | several Toyota Fortuners, Mahindra Scorpios, BMW X5s, Tata Safaris, Range Rovers, Toyota Land Cruisers, Mercedes-Maybach S650 Guards, and a jammer vehicle along with a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | | | When visiting a foreign country, Indian leaders generally use vehicles supplied by the host country. |
Indonesia | president of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto | Mercedes-Benz S680 Guard[{{Cite web |last1=Dwisatryo Priyantoro |first1=Donny |last2=Maulana |first2=Aditya |date=2024-10-26 |title=Beda dari Jokowi, Mobil Presiden Prabowo Warna Putih |url=https://otomotif.kompas.com/read/2024/10/26/124200215/beda-dari-jokowi-mobil-presiden-prabowo-warna-putih |website=otomotif.kompas.com}}] Pindad Maung MV3 Garuda Limousine[{{Cite web |last=Binekasri |first=Romys |title=Mobil Khusus Presiden Prabowo Buatan Asli RI, Ini Profil PT Pindad |url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/market/20241022085219-17-581931/mobil-khusus-presiden-prabowo-buatan-asli-ri-ini-profil-pt-pindad |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=CNBC Indonesia |language=id}}] Anoa (military exercises) | Mercedes-Benz GLS, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Fortuner, or Mazda CX-9 models; Volkswagen Caravelle carrying a communications jammer device; Toyota HiAce and Toyota Alphard vehicles; Yamaha FZ1 motorcycles | "RI 1" or "INDONESIA 1" | | The Vice President of Indonesia is driven in a similar car bearing similar attributes also an older BMW X5 was notably used by former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during the 2007 Jakarta flood. |
Indonesia | Cabinet ministers | Toyota Crown, Hyundai Ioniq 5, or Genesis Electrified G80 models | black Nissan X-Trail or Toyota Fortuner | | | |
Iran | supreme leader and the current president of Iran | Toyota Cressida, BMW 5 Series, Peugeot 607 (the last one was driven by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) | | | | |
Iraq | President Abdul Latif Rashid | BMW E67 760 Li | Nissan Patrol | | | While in power, Saddam Hussein normally traveled in a white 1988 Mercedes-Benz W126, and also bought a large fleet of luxury cars for himself and his family. Some were classic American cars, many from the era of Al Capone of whom Saddam Hussein was an admirer.[{{cite web |url=http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=4256&vf=1 |title=S'dam Shame About The Cars |publisher=Drive.com |date=16 May 2003 |access-date=8 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320053007/http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=4256&vf=1 |archive-date=20 March 2012}}] |
Iraq | Prime minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani | armoured Chevrolet Tahoe along with a Toyota Land Cruiser and Chevrolet Suburban | | | | |
Ireland | former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar | dark blue 2019 Lexus LS hybrid | Audi A6 or a BMW 5 Series, motorcycle outriders, marked and unmarked patrol cars (for sensitive events or security risk) | | | |
Ireland | president of Ireland Michael D. Higgins | blue 2017 BMW 7-Series LWB Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith landaulette (ceremonial) | led by Garda Síochána motorbikes marked patrol car unmarked cars from the Special Detective Unit, usually BMW 5 Series, Volvo S90 and/or Audi A6 occasionally a vehicle from the Garda Emergency Response Unit (for increased security) Captain's Escort of Honour: motorcycles, currently 2019 Honda 750X models (ceremonial occasions) | ZJ 5000 (Presidential State Car) | | When the president or Taoiseach visits Northern Ireland, they are driven in armoured vehicles and security in their motorcade increases. |
Isle of Man | lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man Sir John Lorimer | black BMW | MAN-1 | | | When the lieutenant governor is aboard, it flies the lieutenant governor's standard |
Israel | prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu | Audi A8[{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3976476,00.html|title=Bibi's million dollar baby|newspaper=Ynetnews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827100849/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3976476,00.html|archive-date=27 August 2016|url-status=live|date=28 October 2010 |last1=Etzion |first1=Udi }}] | Toyota Land Cruisers, Lexus IS 250, and Volvo S80 | | | |
Israel | president of Israel Isaac Herzog | Volvo S80 stretch limousine and an Audi A8 | | | | |
Italy | president of Italy Sergio Mattarella | Lancia Flaminia 355 Presidenziale (important state occasions)[{{cite news |author=Martin Buckley |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2007/02/24/nosplit/mfold24.xml |title=Lancia limousines fit for The Queen |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=23 February 2007 |access-date=25 April 2009 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316010013/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fmotoring%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fnosplit%2Fmfold24.xml |archive-date=16 March 2007}}][{{cite press release |author= |date=4 August 2011 |title=A proposito del parco macchine della Presidenza della Repubblica |trans-title=About the automobile fleet of the Presidency of the Italian Republic |url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Continua.aspx?tipo=4&key=12118 |language=it |location=Rome, Italy |publisher=Segretariato Generale della Presidenza della Repubblica [General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Italian Republic] |access-date=29 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230231928/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Continua.aspx?tipo=4&key=12118 |archive-date=30 December 2013}}] several armoured Maserati Quattroporte VI, a Lancia Thesis Stola S85 limousine and two identical Audi A8L[{{cite press release |author= |date=20 July 2010 |title=Il Quirinale trasmette al Ministro Brunetta i dati sul parco auto |trans-title=The Quirinal sends to Minister Brunetta the data about its automobile fleet |url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Continua.aspx?tipo=4&key=10540 |language=it |location=Rome, Italy |publisher=Segretariato Generale della Presidenza della Repubblica [General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Italian Republic] |access-date=29 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232239/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Continua.aspx?tipo=4&key=10540 |archive-date=30 December 2013}}] three-wheeled Piaggio Ape Calessino (at summer residence) | Alfa Romeo 159, 166, Stelvio and Giulia, Audi A6 and A8, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, BMW 5 Series and 7 Series, Lancia Thesis and Lancia Thema, Maserati Quattroporte V and VI, Mercedes-Benz W212 and W221 models | | File:2022 Italian Republic Day parade (1).jpg, a vehicle commissioned by Italy in 1960, and still used as a presidential vehicle in Italy]] | |
Ivory Coast | president of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara | Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 | | | | |
Jamaica | governor-general of Jamaica Patrick Allen | modified BMW 740Li | | state crown | File:Arrival TMHGG IMG-1264.JPG.jpg is a BMW 740Li, featuring a license plate bearing the Crown.]] | |
Jamaica | prime minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness | modified BMW 740Li | dark blue BMW 5 Series | standard private license plate | | |
Jamaica | Ministers of government | Toyota Prado or Mitsubishi Pajero | Toyota RAV4 or a vehicle of similar class | either government plates (yellow plates with black numbering) or civilian plates with tags | | The Government of Jamaica also maintains a fleet of modified BMW 5 Series as protocol vehicles for visiting foreign dignitaries. |
Japan | Emperor and Empress of Japan | specially prepared G51 Toyota Century Royal limousines and a hybrid G60 Toyota Century convertible parade car[{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Ben |title=Japanese Royal Family to get new parade car, Nissan out of the running |url=https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/news-japanese-royal-family-new-parade-car-1/ |work=Japanese Nostalgic Car |date=21 November 2018}}][{{cite web |url=http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/toyota-gives-emperor-the-century-royal-treatment/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102235120/http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/toyota-gives-emperor-the-century-royal-treatment/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2007 |title=Toyota gives emperor the Century Royal treatment |access-date=29 August 2007 |work=Winding Road |date=13 July 2006}}][{{cite news |last1=Gauthier |first1=Michael |title=Toyota Century Convertible Bows At Emperor Naruhito's Coronation Ceremony |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2019/11/toyota-century-convertible-bows-at-emperor-naruhitos-coronation-ceremony/ |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=carscoops |date=11 November 2019}}] | Toyota Crowns and standard Toyota Century vehicles[{{cite web |title=新御料車について |url=https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/kunaicho/koho/kohyo/goryosha.html |website=Imperial Household Agency |publisher=宮内庁 |access-date=15 November 2023}}] | | File:皇族御料車.jpg is a specially prepared custom car built for the Japanese imperial family.]] | The primary car used by the emperor and empress is referred to as "Empress 1". Two of the Century Royals are assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for use by visiting dignitaries. The Imperial Household Agency is responsible for maintaining the imperial fleet, which includes horse-drawn state carriages for ceremonial events and the presentation of credentials by ambassadors, one of only a few nations that still maintain them.[{{cite news |last1=Schauerte |first1=Michael |title=Caroline Kennedy Horses Around Tokyo |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/nipponblog/m00010/ |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=nippon.com |date=19 November 2013}}][{{cite news |title=Japan's emperor and empress mark end of enthronement ceremonies at Ise shrine |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/11/22/national/end-of-japan-enthronement-ceremonies-ise-shrine/ |access-date=6 September 2022 |work=Japan Times |date=22 November 2019}}] |
Japan | prime minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba | armored hybrid G60 Toyota Century and UVF-46 Lexus LS 600h L (used as a alternative vehicle to the Century)[{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703357104575044761211965140 |title=Toyota's Influence Looms Over Japan |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 May 2010 |last=Sanchanta |first=Mariko |author2=Inada, Miho |date=4 February 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529051527/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703357104575044761211965140 |archive-date=29 May 2015}}][{{Cite web|url=https://car-moby.jp/article/automobile/successive-models-of-guard-vehicles/|title=内閣総理大臣が選ぶ警護車の歴代車種とは?一見警護車に見える車も! | MOBY [モビー]|date=1 April 2021|website=MOBY(モビー)車はおもしろい!を届ける自動車情報メディア}}][{{Cite web |date=24 April 2020 |title=安倍首相の車が新型センチュリーに変更!総理大臣専用車の謎に迫る|FNNプライムオンライン |url=https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/35965 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=FNNプライムオンライン}}][{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=3UxUgnGCL1ld9n_q&v=AF9RNsyE8hU&feature=youtu.be |title=総理車列に特殊防弾車両投入!! SPハコ乗り連発 白バイ緊急走行!! Motorcade of The P.M Kishida in Okinawa Japan |date=25 June 2023 |last=boardnews / Japanese Motorcade and vehicles ships |access-date=2024-08-27 |via=YouTube}}] | | | | For more details, see Prime Minister's Official Car (Japan) |
Jordan | king of Jordan Abdullah ll | Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman | black Cadillac Escalades and BMW motorcycles | | | |
Kazakhstan | president of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | armored Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Guard Aurus Senat Togg T10X (gifted by the Turkish president) | Lexus LS Audi A8 and Range Rover | | | |
Kyrgyzstan | president of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov | bulletproof Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Pullman Guard.[https://yuz.uz/en/news/qirgiziston-prezidenti-samarqandga--keldi] | Toyota Land Cruiser | | | |
Kenya | president of Kenya William Ruto | armoured Mercedes-Benz Pullman S600 (most common) armoured Range Rover Vogue armoured Toyota Land Cruiser several other Mercedes-Benz open top military Land Cruiser (state functions) | several Mercedes-Benz E-Classes, BMW 5 Series, a Range Rover, Toyota Land Cruisers and an ambulance | Kenyan coat of arms (most common) CIC (state functions) | | Cabinet ministers are supplied with Volkswagen Passats, Mercedes-Benz E & S – Classes and Toyota Land Cruisers in addition to other vehicles in the ministerial car pool. |
Kiribati | President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Toyota Hilux | | | |
Kuwait | emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | BMW 7 Series or Mercedes-Maybach (daily) Rolls-Royce or Bentley (state occasions) | GMC Yukon Denalis and marked police vehicles | | | |
Laos | president of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith prime minister Politburo members | Toyota Camry (XV50) Toyota Land Cruiser (prime minister) | | | | The Lao government used to use luxury cars from Europe such as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series. In 2016, former Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith announced a switch to a reasonably affordable car to reduce costs also on 12 July 2024 Vietnamese General-Secretary To Lam gave 20 electric Vinfast cars as a gift during his two-day diplomatic visit to Laos.[{{Cite news |date=2024-07-12 |title=Vietnam presents 20 VinFast electric cars to Laos during state president's visit |url=https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/politics/20240712/vietnam-presents-20-vinfast-electric-cars-to-laos-during-state-presidents-visit/80914.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113025515/https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/politics/20240712/vietnam-presents-20-vinfast-electric-cars-to-laos-during-state-presidents-visit/80914.html |archive-date=13 November 2024 |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=Tuoi Tre News |language=en-US |url-status=live }}] |
Latvia | president of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs | Lexus LS 600h L or a Mercedes-Benz S-Class | | coat of arms of Latvia | File:Official Mercedes, Riga (21131600918).jpg | Most Saeima members use the Volvo 900 series, Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars, but Volvo S80s, Volvo S70s and other luxury sedans are also used. |
Lebanon | president | W221 Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard armored limousine | Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon an armored W140 Mercedes-Benz S600 possibly used as a back-up limo W220 Mercedes-Benz S500L models Land Cruisers | | | The most notable motorcade was former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's, which contained around 25 cars, six armoured W220 Mercedes S600, a dozen J200 Land Cruisers, some Chevrolet Tahoes and some Nissan Xterras used as spotting cars.[{{cite web |url=http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/1105179 |title=بالصورة: هذه هي السيارة التي سينتقل بها الرئيس عون الى بعبدا |publisher=Lebanonfiles.com |date=4 January 2017 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122164704/http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/1105179 |archive-date=22 November 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.lebanon24.com/articles/1477939729378101200/ |title=Lebanon news, breaking news | لبنان ٢٤ – أخبار لبنان |publisher=Lebanon 24 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101164458/http://www.lebanon24.com/articles/1477939729378101200/ |archive-date=1 November 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/supporters-of-lebanons-free-patriotic-movement-cheer-as-the-news-photo/619458988#supporters-of-lebanons-free-patriotic-movement-cheer-as-the-drives-picture-id619458988 |title=Supporters of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement cheer as the presidential drives past them in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, on October 31, 2016. Aoun, a former general backed by the powerful Hezbollah m... |publisher=Gettyimages.ae |date=31 October 2016 |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220033140/http://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/supporters-of-lebanons-free-patriotic-movement-cheer-as-the-news-photo/619458988#supporters-of-lebanons-free-patriotic-movement-cheer-as-the-drives-picture-id619458988 |archive-date=20 December 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.lebanondebate.com/m3/news/287611 |title=بالفيديو .. وصول موكب الحرس الجمهوري إلى ساحة النجمة |publisher=Lebanondebate.com |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105011153/http://www.lebanondebate.com/m3/news/287611 |archive-date=5 November 2016}}] |
Lesotho | King of Lesotho Letsie III | Lexus LS460 and Audi A8 | | | | |
Liberia | president of Liberia Joseph Boakai | black bulletproof Mercedes-Benz W222 S-class | Nissan SUVs | | | Previous presidents, such as Charles Taylor and Samuel Doe, were also driven in Mercedes-Benz cars. Some claim that Doe had purchased over 60 luxury Mercedes, which cost over US$60,000 each. |
Libya | Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi | Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 | | | | |
Liechtenstein | monarch of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam II, the Regent Alois and the Prime Minister Daniel Risch | Mercedes-Benz W222 S600[{{Cite web |date=2018-03-20 |title=File:1 - FL.jpg - Wikimedia Commons |url=https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_-_FL.jpg |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=commons.wikimedia.org |language=en}}] | BMW X5s | | | |
Lithuania | president Gitanas Nausėda | armoured BMW 7 (F01)[{{Cite web|url=http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/gazas/gatve/prezidente-dalia-grybauskaite-ir-premjeras-algirdas-butkevicius-mercedes-benz-automobilius-iskeite-i-naujus-bmw-221-371902|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929205138/http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/gazas/gatve/prezidente-dalia-grybauskaite-ir-premjeras-algirdas-butkevicius-mercedes-benz-automobilius-iskeite-i-naujus-bmw-221-371902|url-status=dead|title=Lithuania purchases new state cars|archivedate=29 September 2013}}] | | | | |
Luxembourg | Grand Duke and his family | Audi A8 or similar vehicle Daimler DS420 limousine and a Bentley Mulsanne (important state occasions) | | large gold crown (from the Luxembourg coat of arms) on a plain white background | File:Luxembourg, centenaire « Gëlle Fra » (105).jpg exiting from his Audi A8, in May 2023]] | Official cars used by other members of the ruling family of Luxembourg normally display registration plates that have an orange stripe over a blue stripe (the flag of the House of Nassau-Weilburg), without any numbers. |
Macau | chief executive of Macau | cars from European brands like Mercedes-Benz, Audi or Volvo | | special plates reserved for government officials | | |
Malaysia | King Yang di-Pertuan Agong | a stretched red Bentley Arnage, a dark-blue Bentley Continental Flying Spur, or a black Maybach 62 | | yellow number plate with the personal logo of the monarch | | |
Malaysia | sultans of Malaysia | Rolls-Royce Phantom, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Bentley Mulsanne, Lexus LS, Maybach 62, and Genesis G90L | | | File:2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (01).jpg of Abdul Halim of Kedah, 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in 2013.]] | |
Malaysia | prime minister of Malaysia | stretched Proton Perdana Mercedes-Benz W223 S-Class and Toyota Vellfire[{{cite web |url=http://www2.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/NajiblancarProtonPerdanaberwajahbarusebagaikeretarasmikerajaan/Article/?mutakhir |title=Berita Harian | Najib lancar Proton Perdana berwajah baru sebagai kereta rasmi kerajaan |access-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113134918/http://www2.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/NajiblancarProtonPerdanaberwajahbarusebagaikeretarasmikerajaan/Article/?mutakhir |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}] Proton Perdana Executive Limousine (within the Klang Valley) armoured Toyota Vellfire (private) | Pasukan Gerakan Khas using armoured versions of the Volvo XC90, Proton X70, and Honda CRV as well as Honda VFR800, Kawasaki GTR and Yamaha FJR1300 bikes | black-and-white plate (with full title) | | Under the guidelines of Malaysia's automotive policies, cars for use by federal and state government officials are required to be of national brands,[{{cite web |url=http://rockybru2.blogspot.com/2008/07/perdana-vs-kompressor.html |title=Perdana vs Kompressor |access-date=22 July 2008 |agency=Bernama |date=21 July 2008 |publisher=Rocky's Bru2 |language=ms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726093208/http://rockybru2.blogspot.com/2008/07/perdana-vs-kompressor.html |archive-date=26 July 2008}}] primarily Proton. |
Maldives | president of Maldives | a black Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W212), a white Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W204) and a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222) | Toyota Land Cruiser and Toyota Hilux | | | |
Mali | interim president of Mali Assimi Goïta | Range Rover Vogue | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 and Toyota Hilux | | | |
Madagascar | president of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina | armored Mercedes-Benz S600 W222 Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 and Jeep Commander | | | |
Malawi | Former president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika | an armored Black Mercedes-Benz S-Class, a Toyota Land Cruiser or a Range Rover | four Hummer H3 and eight escort motorcycles | | | |
Malta | President | a pair of Vanden Plas Princess limousines, one dating from 1960 and the other, a convertible, from 1955[{{cite web |title=The President's Cars |url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111211/motoring/The-President-s-cars.397888 |website=The Times |date=11 December 2011 |location=Malta |access-date=12 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625152247/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111211/motoring/The-President-s-cars.397888 |archive-date=25 June 2016}}] | | | | |
Mauritania | president of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | armored BMW 7 Series (G11) | Nissan Patrol | | | |
Marshall Islands | president of Marshall Islands Hilda Heine | Chevrolet Tahoe | police cars Toyota Land Cruiser J200 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Toyota Hilux | | | |
Mauritius | prime minister of Mauritius | armored BMW 7 Series (760Li & 750Li) | multiple BMW 5 Series (usually 540i and 550i) and police motorcycles | | | |
Mauritius | President | BMW 750Li or Mercedes-Benz S600L | BMW 5 Series and at least two police motorcycles | | | |
Mexico | president | Volkswagen Jetta (used by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador as his mode of transport) an armored Chevy Suburban | | | | Under the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the previous fleet of vehicles were auctioned off for US$3.25 million[{{Cite web | url=https://themazatlanpost.com/2019/02/25/mexico-government-car-auction-does-not-collect-what-was-planned-by-amlo/ |title = Mexico government car auction does not collect what was planned by AMLO|date = 25 February 2019}}][{{Cite web | url=https://www.apnews.com/03278ab227aa4f65b289439bd98477ec | title=Mexico president sells predecessors' bulletproof cars| website=Associated Press| date=25 February 2019}}][[https://beta.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/how-amlos-plans-to-transform-mexico-ran-into-reality/2019/07/25/3c99a93e-ae99-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html?noredirect=on]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}] |
Micronesia | President of the Federated States of Micronesia Wesley Simina | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Toyota Hilux | | | |
Moldova | President Maia Sandu, prime minister Dorin Recean, and speaker of the Parliament Igor Grosu | Mercedes-Benz W221 S500[{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=President Maia Sandu met with the Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz |url=https://presedinte.md/eng/comunicate-de-presa/presedinta-maia-sandu-s-a-intlnit-cu-cancelarul-federal-olaf-scholz |website=presedinte.md}}] | | | | |
Morocco | king of Morocco | Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman, Range Rover models (for mountainous places), Mercedes-Benz S500 and various Lexus models | BMW 5 Series with a communications jammer ambulance police motorcycles | | | |
Morocco | prime minister of Morocco | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | | | | |
Mozambique | president of Mozambique | armored Toyota Land Cruiser | Toyota Land Cruiser, Ford Ranger, Mahindra Scorpio and Mahindra Scorpio pickup | | | |
Monaco | Prince Albert II | one-off Lexus LS 600h L Landaulet hybrid sedan[{{cite web |author1=Albert II |author2=Prince of Monaco |url=http://www.bornrich.com/prince-albert.html |title=Albert II, Prince of Monaco biography, net worth, quotes, wiki, assets, cars, homes and more |publisher=Bornrich.com |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614011935/http://www.bornrich.com/prince-albert.html |archive-date=14 June 2012|date=3 December 2011 }}] | | | | In addition, he owns a variety of eco friendly cars including a Lexus LS 600h, a BMW Hydrogen 7, a Toyota Prius, a Lexus RX 400h, a Fisker Karma, a Tesla Roadster (2008), and a limited production Venturi Fétish.[{{cite web |author=Noah Joseph |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/09/crown-jewel-prince-albert-ii-of-monaco-gets-a-bmw-hydrogen-7/ |title=Crown Jewel: Prince Albert II of Monaco gets a BMW Hydrogen 7 |publisher=Autoblog.com |date=9 April 2008 |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120034111/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/09/crown-jewel-prince-albert-ii-of-monaco-gets-a-bmw-hydrogen-7/ |archive-date=20 January 2013}}][{{cite web |url=http://ecologie.caradisiac.com/Le-Prince-Albert-de-Monaco-1er-utilisateur-de-la-Lexus-LS-600h-198 |title=Le Prince Albert de Monaco, 1er utilisateur de la Lexus LS 600h |publisher=Ecologie.caradisiac.com |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826163540/http://ecologie.caradisiac.com/Le-Prince-Albert-de-Monaco-1er-utilisateur-de-la-Lexus-LS-600h-198 |archive-date=26 August 2009}}][{{cite web |author=Tamara Warren |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarawarren/2011/05/31/fisker-karma-at-monaco-grand-prix/ |title=Fisker Karma at Monaco Grand Prix |work=Forbes |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618111027/http://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarawarren/2011/05/31/fisker-karma-at-monaco-grand-prix/ |archive-date=18 June 2012}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.rivieralife.tv/News%20Archive%20Riviera%20Life%209.htm |title=Riviera News Archive 9 |publisher=Riviera Life.tv |access-date=6 June 2012}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGTV7chSsw |title=Gildo & Prince Albert II Cleantech talk Venturi World tour – EVER MC 2012 |date=24 March 2012 |via=YouTube |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223003031/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGTV7chSsw |archive-date=23 February 2013}}] He also owns a collection of vintage cars, which number over 100, and include prestigious models from Maserati, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce and Bentley.[{{cite web |url=http://www.palais.mc/monaco/palais-princier/english/museums-et-visits/private-collection-of-antique-cars/private-collection-of-antique-cars.589.html |title=Private Collection of Antique Cars – Prince's Palace of Monaco |publisher=Palais.mc |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=6 June 2012}}] |
Mongolia | President, Speaker of the Parliament, and prime minister | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | traffic police car and either a Mercedes-Benz G-Class and a Toyota Land Cruiser series 100 or 200 | 0001 (president) 0002 (Speaker) 0003 (prime minister) | | |
Montenegro | president of Montenegro | Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 | | | | |
Montenegro | prime minister of Montenegro and state officials | Audi limousines, notably the Audi A8 models (used by senior officials) Mercedes-Benz E-Class models (used by lower ranked officials) Mercedes M-Class Volkswagen Passat | BMW 5-Series, police Mercedes A-class and VW Golf 4 and VW Golf 5 | | | The first state vehicles were a fleet of vehicles, unknown by model names, probably from Austria-Hungary, Germany, France, Russia and the United Kingdom. They were bought in the period 1908–1910 and most are seen in a 1910 Coronation video from an archive where Knyaz Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš was proclaimed King of Montenegro. |
Myanmar | president of Myanmar | Hongqi H9+ convertible Hyundai Equus (parade car) | Range Rover Sports and Harley-Davidson motorcycles | | | |
Myanmar | former chairman of State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Than Shwe | Toyota Crown S180 open-top limousine | | | | |
Myanmar | former State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi | armored Mercedes-Benz S-Class | several Toyota Fortuner security vehicles | | | |
Namibia | Former president Hage Geingob | armoured Mercedes-Benz S600Ls, armored black Mercedes-Benz ML500s or an armored Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series | Mercedes-Benz E500s, Double cab Toyota Hilux 4.0 v6 cars used by the VIPPD and a fleet of police cars | | | |
Namibia | vice president | armoured Mercedes-Benz S550 or S600 or armored Toyota Land Cruiser 200s | Black Mercedes-Benz E250s, Toyota Prado V6 VX, Toyota Hilux Double cab 4.0 V6 and police cars | GRN plate number | | |
Namibia | prime minister of Namibia | armored black Mercedes-Benz E500 V8 and Black Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series SUVs | | GRN plates | | |
Namibia | Cabinet ministers and their deputies | Black Mercedes-Benz E400s and E250s, White toyota Land Cruiser Prado VX V6 or Toyota Hilux Double cab V6 | | GRN plates | | |
Namibia | First Lady | armored Mercedes-Benz E400s, armored Toyota Land Cruisers Prado VX V6 | Toyota Corolla 1.8 Exclusive or Hyundai Sonatas | | | |
Nauru | president of Nauru David Adeang | Toyota Hilux | Toyota Hilux and Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Nepal | former president of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari | Mercedes-Benz E-Class W210 bulletproof car (daily use) armoured stretched Jaguar XJ (state occasions) | | | | She also was seen using a BYD e6.[https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/nepal-s-electric-transport-future-is-here] |
Nepal | former prime minister of Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai | Mustang bullet proof Max four-wheel drive | | | | |
Netherlands | King Willem-Alexander | custom-built stretched Audi A8L[{{cite web|url=https://www.autowereld.com/nieuws/autonieuws/id/20733/de-audi-a8-limousine-van-koning-willem-alexander|title=De Audi A8 Limousine van Koning Willem-Alexander|website=Autowereld.com|date=26 February 2014 |access-date=18 March 2019}}] | non-stretched Volvo S80s and a V70, Audi A6 and A8, and Ford Focus, Mondeo and Galaxy for the royal household Royal Stables have a Ford Scorpio Landaulet, a Mercedes W126 4-door convertible, a blue coach, and a blue Mercedes-Benz Viano and Volkswagen Crafter VIP bus royal bodyguards drive Audi A6 models. | Dutch number plates beginning with AA | File:Hofauto.jpg limousine of the royal household]] | The members of the royal family also have private vehicles for their own use. |
Netherlands | Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof | armoured Mercedes-Benz S-Class, sometimes an Audi A6 | | | | The former prime minister Mark Rutte was known for his bike rides and he is often seen driving his Saab 9-3.[{{cite web | url=https://www.saabplanet.com/mark-rutte-continues-to-drive-saab/ | title=Mark Rutte Continues to Drive Saab | date=31 May 2020 }}] |
Aruba | Governor of Aruba Alfonso Boekhoudt | Mercedes-Benz S-Class W223.[https://www.gobierno.aw/en/governor-attends-celebration-dia-di-
]himno-y-bandera | | | | A Lexus LS460 was/is also used |
Curaçao | Governor of Curaçao Lucille George-Wout | BMW I7.[https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/governor-goes-green/] | | | | |
New Zealand | governor-general | long wheel base BMW 7 Series (F02) | | During official travel, it is the only vehicle in the country not required to use standard number plates.[{{cite web |title=The Governor-General's Rolls-Royce |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/rolls-royce |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=21 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022001335/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/rolls-royce |archive-date=22 October 2010}}] | File:Governor-General of New Zealand Jaguar XJ8 Battle of Britain 70th commemorations.jpg, a Jaguar XJ, in 2010. The Jaguar XJ was used as the Governor-General's official state car from 1996 to 2011.]] | While all other state BMWs are silver, the governor-general's BMW is black |
New Zealand | prime minister Christopher Luxon | BMW 7-Series 730LD and 750LI[{{Cite web|date=30 September 2015|title=Government's new BMW limousines are partly made of plastic|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/72572367/governments-new-bmw-limousines-are-partly-made-of-plastic|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Stuff|language=en}}][{{Cite web|date=29 October 2018|title=Why Harry and Meghan were riding around in an old BMW|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/108203712/why-are-harry-and-meghan-riding-around-in-an-old-bmw|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Stuff|language=en}}] | Toyota Highlanders | CR1 | File:2016 BMW 7-Series (G11) sedan, front view.jpg | As of 2020 the NZ Government is purchasing Audi E-trons as the Official Government cars.[https://www-drive-com-au.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/www.drive.com.au/news/new-zealand-prime-minister-adds-to-her-electric-car-fleet/] |
Cook Islands | Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown | Hyundai Sonata | | | | |
Niue | Prime Minister of Niue Dalton Tagelagi | Nissan X-Trail | | | | |
Nicaragua | president of Nicaragua | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | | | | |
Niger | CNSP President Abdourahamane Tchiani | Toyota Land Cruiser | | | | |
Nigeria | president of Nigeria and other high-profile government officials | black armored Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2016 | 30 cars and ten escort motorcycles, along with police cars and 6 Mercedes S-550 | | | During his 3-day visit to Malabo in Equatorial Guinea in 2024 current president Bola Tinubu was seen riding in an Armored black Cadillac Escalade.[{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Abuja Network News |url=https://www.abujanetworknews.com.ng/2024/08/the-price-of-leadership-symbolism.html?m=1/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Abuja Network News |language=en}}] |
North Korea | Kim Jong Un | W100 Mercedes-Benz 600 Landaulets (ceremonial) Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Pullman Guards Rolls-Royce Phantom VII[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/asia/kim-jong-un-rolls-royce-intl/index.html|title=Kim Jong Un appears to have a new Rolls-Royce|date=9 October 2018|access-date=2019-08-07|website=cnn.com|last=Berlinger|first=Joshua}}] Aurus Senat limousine[{{Cite news |date=20 February 2024 |title=Putin gifts luxury Aurus car to North Korea's Kim |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68346867 |access-date=2024-02-20 |language=en-GB |first=Robert |last=Greenall}}][{{cite news |last=Parken |first=Oliver |date=18 March 2024 |title=Limo Gifted From Putin Is Now Carting Kim Around North Korea|url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/limo-gifted-from-putin-is-now-carting-kim-around-north-korea |work=The War Zone |access-date=24 March 2024}}] | | | File:Mercedes 600 Landaulet.jpg | Kim Jong Un is believed to have a collection of luxury cars including a Range Rover L322 in which he has been seen visiting farms in the countryside following a flood.[{{cite web |url=http://news.joins.com/article/20602725 |title=[Exclusive] Despite the worst flood damage, Kim Jong-un visits a farm riding Range Rover (Article in Korean) |date=19 September 2016 |access-date=4 November 2016 |website=Joins.com |publisher=JoongAng Ilbo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104075150/http://news.joins.com/article/20602725 |archive-date=4 November 2016}}] |
North Macedonia | president of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova | stretched Mercedes-Benz W140 | | | | |
North Macedonia | Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski | armored Mercedes-Benz W221 S600 Guard | VW Passat B8 | | | |
Norway | Norwegian monarchy | 2016 Audi A8 L Extended (formal) stretched Mercedes E-Class (queen's private transport) electric Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4-matic, electric BMW i7 xDrive60, stretched Volvo S90 T8 Limousine Plug-in Hybrid (crown prince and crown princess)[{{cite web |author=AVNINA BERGLUND |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2238762.ece |title=King gets fancy new car |publisher=Aftenposten.no |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524060452/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2238762.ece |archive-date=24 May 2011 }}] 2007 Audi A8, an E65 and an E67 BMW 7 Series, vintage 1966 Lincoln Continental convertible, stretched Cadillac Deville | | A-1 to A-9 | File:A-9 Kongens bil2.JPG | |
Norway | Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre | armoured Mercedes-Benz W222 S600L | | | | |
Oman | Sultan Qaboos | 2 Maroon-colored 2007 model Mercedes S-Class pullman 4 Red-colored 2003 model Mercedes S600 pullman 4 Maybach 62 A number of khaki-colored Range Rover Vogue cars | | | | |
Pakistan | President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif | Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series | armoured Toyota Land Cruiser and BMW X5 | | | |
Palau | president of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. | Lincoln Town Car | Nissan X Trail | | | |
Panama | president of Panama José Raúl Mulino | black armored Chevrolet Suburban | Ford Explorer, Toyota Land Cruiser, 400cc motorcycles | | | |
Papua New Guinea | Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape | Range Rover Vogue | | | | Previously the government of Papua New Guinea had a fleet of Maserati Quattroportes bought in 2018 to transport visiting dignitaries during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference this caused controversy and eventually in October 2021 the fleet was sold.[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/01/png-admits-maserati-purchase-was-terrible-mistake-as-they-go-on-sale-at-discounted-price] |
Paraguay | president of Paraguay Santiago Peña | convertible Rolls Royce Corniche (saw in Santiago Pena's inauguration) Hongqi H7 (daily use) Chevrolet Suburban (rural travel) | black Nissan Patrol Y61s | | | |
Peru | president of Peru Dina Boluarte | black armoured Lexus LS460hL | | | | In May 2015, Lexus was chosen by President Ollanta Humala as the official car brand of the Government. |
Philippines | president Bongbong Marcos | 2023 model Mercedes-Maybach S-Class Toyota Land Cruiser (J300) Cadillac Escalade Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition | identical backup car, several SUVs, an ambulance, police vehicles and police motorcycle escorts | license plate number "1" | | |
Portugal | president of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | an armoured Mercedes-Benz S600 W222, a Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205[https://www.aquelamaquina.pt/noticias/actualidade/detalhe/carros-de-reis-presidentes-e-primeiros-ministros.html] a BMW 760Li (E67), or a Mercedes-Benz E250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY[{{cite web |url=http://tv1.rtp.pt/noticias/?t=Cavaco-Silva-chegou-a-Lisboa-com-dois-dias-de-atraso-em-relacao-ao-previsto.rtp&headline=20&visual=9&article=337464&tm=8 |title=(See Video) Retrieved 4–19–10 |publisher=Tv1.rtp.pt |date=19 April 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718044449/http://tv1.rtp.pt/noticias/?t=Cavaco-Silva-chegou-a-Lisboa-com-dois-dias-de-atraso-em-relacao-ao-previsto.rtp&headline=20&visual=9&article=337464&tm=8 |archive-date=18 July 2011}}] | | 'P R' (meaning 'Presidency of the Republic'), with the armillary sphere of Portugal between the P and the R | File:Pt car.jpg used by the president of Portugal]] | |
Portugal | prime minister of Portugal Luís Montenegro | Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTec, Volkswagen Phaeton 5.0 V10 TDI, or Nissan Leaf | | | | A Audi A8L is used to transport visiting foregin dignitaries. |
Poland | president of Poland | Mercedes-Benz S 600 Guard (W222)[{{Cite web |title=Nowa FORTECA Andrzeja Dudy! Pancerna limuzyna wytrzyma ciężki ostrzał! Wszystko co o niej wiemy [ZDJĘCIA] |url=https://www.se.pl/auto/nowosci/nowa-limuzyna-andrzeja-dudy-pancerny-mercedes-benz-s-600-guard-aa-WmrH-Nf24-ZMQR.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.se.pl |language=pl}}] | Audi A8L Quattro (D5)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.auto-swiat.pl/wiadomosci/aktualnosci/przetarg-z-pomylka-czyli-jak-sop-kupuje-limuzyny-za-ponad-3-mln-zl/c0psfb0|title=Przetarg z pomyłką, czyli jak SOP kupuje limuzyny za ponad 3 mln zł|date=29 October 2019|website=www.auto-swiat.pl}}] | | | For more details, see Official transport in Poland. |
Qatar | emir of Qatar | Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousine | Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Nissan Frontier and Range Rover | | | |
Romania | President Klaus Iohannis | Mercedes-Benz S500 limousine, the BMW 5 Series and BMW 7 Series[{{Cite news|url=https://www.g4media.ro/pasiunea-lui-klaus-iohannis-pentru-bmw-povestea-incepe-in-2007-cu-o-limuzina-alba-a-condus-si-un-model-unic-in-tara-varianta-m5-presa-locala-acum-zece-ani-primarul-sibiului-este-imaginea-pe-pl.html|title=Pasiunea lui Klaus Iohannis pentru BMW: Povestea începe în 2007 cu o limuzină albă / A condus și un model unic în țară, varianta M5 / Presa locală, acum zece ani: Primarul Sibiului este imaginea pe plan local a dealerului auto, cu care are încheiat un contract|newspaper=G4Media.ro|date=6 October 2022|language=ro}}] | | | | Members of the Romanian Government often used cars of the autochthonous brand Dacia, namely the Logan and the Duster. Romanian diplomats have been seen using a wide range of cars, ranging from high-end Mercedes-Benz and BMW models to Volkswagen, Škoda or Renault.[{{Cite news|url=https://hotnews.ro/video-ciolacu-anunta-ca-guvernul-si-premierul-vor-folosi-doar-masini-dacia-masina-mea-va-fi-dacia-duster-18465|title=VIDEO Ciolacu anunță că Guvernul și premierul vor folosi doar mașini Dacia: Mașina mea va fi Dacia Duster|newspaper=Hotnews.ro|date=7 February 2024|language=ro}}] |
Russia | President | Aurus Senat limousine[{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2018/05/07/putin-budet-postoianno-polzovatsia-limuzinom-senat.html|title=Путин будет постоянно пользоваться лимузином "Сенат"|website=Российская газета|date=7 May 2018 |access-date=18 March 2019}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2016/04/05/russian-president-putins-new-limo-makes-debut-ahead-of-2017-pro/ |title=Russian President Putin's new limo makes debut ahead of 2017 production |author=Brandon Turkus |date=5 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414181947/http://www.autoblog.com/2016/04/05/russian-president-putins-new-limo-makes-debut-ahead-of-2017-pro/ |archive-date=14 April 2016}}] | Mercedes G-Class, Mercedes E-Class, standard S-Class models, BMW 5 Series and Volkswagen Caravelle, and police motorcycle outriders | В776УС/77 | File:2018 inauguration of Vladimir Putin 26.jpg limousine in use during the 2018 inauguration of Vladimir Putin]] | For more details see Presidential state car (Russia) |
Rwanda | president of Rwanda | Audi A8 or Mercedes S600 | Rwanda National Police special vehicles | | | Paul Kagame also has been seen in an armoured Range Rover Sentinel. |
Republic of the Congo | President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso | armored Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Pullman | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | | | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew | Lexus LS600 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis | | |
Saint Lucia | Governor-general of Saint Lucia Errol Charles | BMW 7 Series (G11) | | crown | | |
Saint Lucia | Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Philip J. Pierre | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Toyota Prados | | | |
Saint Vicent and the Grenadines | Prime Minister of Saint Vicent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | | |
Samoa | O le Ao o le Malo Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II | Hyundai Santa Fe | | | | |
San Marino | captains regent | Audi A6 | | | | members of the Palazzo Publico use BMWs |
Sao Tome and Principe | president of Sao Tome and Principe Carlos Vila Nova and Prime Minister Américo Ramos | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Nissan Patrol | | | |
Saudi Arabia | king of Saudi Arabia | Mercedes S-600s S600 Pullman | Toyota Landcruisers, GMC Yukons, Chevrolet Tahoes and Suburbans, Cadillac Escalades, GMC Sierra 3500HD pickups, GMC Savanah ambulances | | | Some BMW 7-series sedans are also used to welcome guests and politicians. |
Senegal | president of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye | armored Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 and J300 | | | |
Serbia | president of Serbia | Audi A8L Security[{{cite news |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/otkrivamo-vucicev-automobil-o-kome-su-brujali-hrvatski-mediji-je-seikov-poklon-od/yvs672v |title=OTKRIVAMO Vučićev automobil o kome su brujali hrvatski mediji je šeikov poklon od POLA MILIONA EVRAa! |language=sr |publisher=Blic |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=14 March 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314203722/https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/otkrivamo-vucicev-automobil-o-kome-su-brujali-hrvatski-mediji-je-seikov-poklon-od/yvs672v |archive-date=14 March 2024}}] | | | | VIP delegations that are in visit to Serbia use a armoured Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 (S 600 Guard) with B6/B7 resistance level that was the car that former presidents used. |
Seychelles | president of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan | Toyota Land Cruiser J300 | Toyota Land Cruiser J300 and J200 and Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | The former president Danny Faure used a armored BMW 7 Series (F01) High Security |
Sierra Leone | president of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio | Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600.[{{cite web | url=https://sierraloaded.sl/news/president-bio-acquires-new-mercedes-maybach-gls-600/ | title=Everything You Should Know About President Bio's New Mercedes-Maybach Car | date=31 March 2024 }}] | black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Singapore | president of Singapore | white 2022 Mercedes-Benz S450L | | SEP1 or presidential crest | File:(SGP-Singapore) President of the Republic of Singapore SEP1 2024-02-25 (3).jpg | |
Singapore | prime minister | silver BMW 750Li | | S1 | | A small fleet of cars that include an armoured Audi A8 W12, an armoured BMW 7 series and a Lexus LS460L (the previous official car for the prime minister) are maintained by the state for the transport of visiting dignitaries. |
Slovakia | president of Slovakia | armored Mercedes-Benz Pullman (state ocasions) armored Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Volkswagen Phaeton, Range Rover, BMW X5, Škoda Superb (daily travel) | | | File:Klaus-a-Gašparovič-vyznamenání-Tugendhat2013-26.jpg | |
Slovenia | Slovenian president | Audi A8 | Audi Q7, Volkswagen Touareg and BMW X5 | | | |
Slovenia | Prime minister of Slovenia | Mercedes Benz S-Class | Audi Q7, Volkswagen Touareg and BMW X5 | | | |
Solomon Islands | Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 and Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Somalia | President and Prime Minister of Somalia | | identical armoured Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (black for president, white for prime minister) | flag of Somalia | | |
South Africa | president of South Africa | armored BMW 7 Series or on occasion a Mercedes-Benz S-Class | numerous BMW X5, Jeep Grand Cherokee, BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz ML-Class models, followed by a number of Mercedes-Benz V-Class | | | |
South Korea | president of South Korea | Hyundai Nexo SUV Genesis G90 and a Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Guard[{{Cite web | url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=147693 |title = Fuel Cell Car Has Become S. Korea's Presidential Vehicle l KBS WORLD Radio}}] | | | | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul uses an armored Cadillac DTS limousine by Alpine Armoring[{{cite web |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=001&aid=0004664359 |title=Armored 'Cadillac' Chosen for Foreign Dignitaries (in Korean) |agency=Yonhap News Agency |date=19 September 2010 |access-date=13 May 2014}}] and an armored Hyundai Equus limousine[{{cite web |url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201109072155545&code=910302 |title=MOFA Purchases 'Equus' for Foreign Dignitaries (in Korean) |publisher=Kyunghyang Shinmun |date=7 September 2011 |access-date=13 May 2014}}] for foreign dignitaries Each vehicle was acquired between 2010 and 2011 also in September 2023 Yoon Suk Yeol was seen riding in a convertible Genesis G90 during a ceremony to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day in Seongnam.[{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=S. Korea-US alliance will end NK regime in event of nuclear weapons use, Yoon says |url=https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=360061 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=m.koreatimes.co.kr |language=en}}] for more details, see Presidential state car (South Korea), Transportation of the President of South Korea, and List of official vehicles of the president of South Korea. |
Spain | Spanish royal family | Cadillac Broughams, Audi A6s and Mercedes-Benz S-Class models Rolls-Royce Phantom IV (major ceremonial occasions) | BMW 5 Series | | File:Rolls-Royce Phantom IV 4AF14 y 4AF16.jpg cars, used for state ceremonies in Spain]] | |
Spain | prime minister and deputy prime minister | Audi A8L | Audi A8L, Mercedes-Benz S600 and Audi A6 | | | |
Sri Lanka | president of Sri Lanka | armored Black Mercedes Maybach S-Class (Guard) or armored Black BMW 7 Series | marked and unmarked President's Security Division vehicles | only vehicle in the country not required to use standard number plates | | |
Sri Lanka | Chief of Defence Staff | Black BMW 7-Series | two Land Rover Defenders and other VIP Jeeps and sedans depending on the occasion | | | This is known as the Staff Car of the CDS. |
South Sudan | president of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit | armored Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200s and J300s | | | |
Sudan | president of Sudan | Mercedes-Benz S300 W221 Nissan Patrol (rural places) Hyundai Sonata | | | | Ministers usually travel in Toyotas Land Cruisers 70. |
Suriname | president of Suriname Chan Santokhi | Toyota Land Cruiser Cadillac Escalade.[{{cite web | url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2021/12/30/auto-president-gehinderd-in-het-centrum-van-paramaribo/ | title=Auto president gehinderd in het centrum van Paramaribo | date=30 December 2021 }}] | Toyota Hilux Nissan Patrol and Mitsubishi Pajero | | | |
Sweden | king of Sweden | stretched Volvo S80 Daimler DS420 limousine (ceremonial events) | BMW X5, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class | | File:Daimler DS420 with Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.jpg limousine is used for major state ceremonies in Sweden.]] | Saab 9-5 and Volvo XC90 are also used to transport members of the Swedish royal family also the Swedish king was seen driving a BMW M4 Competition (that was seen arriving at the Salzburg Opera Festival).[{{cite web | url=https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/king-carl-of-sweden-car/ | title=The King of Sweden drives a decidedly un-royal car }}] |
Sweden | Prime Minister of Sweden | armored Audi A8 L[{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/bil/article21386031.ab |newspaper=Aftonbladet |title=Löfvens lyx-limo i ny superversion |trans-title=Löfven's luxury limo in new super version |author=Aftonbladet Bil |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=31 January 2017 |language=sv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123015702/http://www.aftonbladet.se/bil/article21386031.ab |archive-date=23 January 2016}}] | | | | |
Switzerland | Federal councillors | Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class | | | | Swiss Councillors can buy a new car every four years. |
Syria | president of Syria | specially modified BMW 760Li (E67) | Chevrolet Suburbans and Toyota Land Cruisers (J100, J200 and J300) | | | |
Taiwan | president Lai Ching-te | armored BMW 760i xDrive Protection (G73) | BMW 7 Series (G70) | | File:Taiwan motorcade pic.jpg, which features several BMW 7 Series]] | For more details see Presidential state car (Republic of China). |
Tajikistan | president of Tajikistan | armored black Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 S 600 Guard | Toyota Land Cruisers | | | |
Tunisia | president of Tunisia Kais Saied | Mercedes-Benz W221 S600 limousine.[https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-presidential-state-car-stir-controversy/] | | | | He was also seen driving to work in a Peugeot 206 reportedly made in Iran.[https://features.kodoom.com/en/iran-economy/in-pictures-tunisia-s-popular-president-drives-his-iranian-made-vehicle/v/6919/] |
Tanzania | president of Tanzania | Kia Quoris Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (rural travel) | white Toyota Land Cruiser 70s | | | |
Tanzania | president of Zanzibar | Mercedes-Benz W221 | Mitsubishi Pajeros | | | |
Thailand | King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida | Rolls-Royce Phantom V, Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, Rolls-Royce Silver Spur stretch limousine, Maybach 62, Mercedes-Maybach S650 Pullman Guard (W222), Mercedes-Maybach S650 (W222), Mercedes-Maybach S680 (W223) or Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousine | Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W221 and W222), BMW 7 Series (F01 and G11), and Mercedes-Benz V-Class | | File:Royal car of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 2012-04-09.JPG carrying Vajiralongkorn to an event in 2012]] | For more details, see Royal transport in Thailand. |
Thailand | Sirikit, the queen mother | Cadillac DTS stretch limousine or a modified Volkswagen Caravelle T4 TDi{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} | | | | |
Thailand | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Lexus LS600hL or Mercedes-Benz S500 (W221 or W222) modified Mercedes-Benz V-Class (unofficial travel){{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} | | | | |
Thailand | Princess Bajrakitiyabha | red Mini Cooper S or lime-green Volkswagen New Beetle{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} | | | | |
Thailand | former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha | armoured Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard sedan | | | | In February 2024 former prime minister Srettha Thavisin drove a lime-green Abarth 500e of his daughter to the meeting of Electric Vehicle Policy Committee on government house [{{Cite web |date=2024-02-21 |title=Thai PM drives daughter's tiny electric hatchback to EV board meeting |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/02/21/thai-pm-drives-daughters-tiny-electric-hatchback-to-ev-board-meeting |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=The Star |language=en}}] he was also seen riding in a Lexus LM (that was bought by himself).[https://thainewsroom.com/2023/09/05/pm-buys-luxury-van-out-of-own-pocket/][https://thethaiger.com/news/national/prime-ministers-car-plate-sparks-lottery-fever-in-thailand] |
Thailand | ministers | Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Toyota Alphard, Volkswagen Caravelle, and Jaguar XJ vehicles | | | | |
Togo | president of Togo Faure Gnassingbé | Range Rover Vogue | | | | |
Tonga | King | Humber Pullman with landaulette body | Tank 500 | | | Previously, King George Tupou V traveled around the country in the classic 'black cab', the Austin FX4.[{{cite web |last1=Coates |first1=Ashley |title=15 remarkable cars used by world leaders and royalty |date=20 March 2017 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/15-remarkable-cars-used-by-world-leaders-and-royalty-a3488121.html |publisher=Evening Standard |access-date=20 March 2017}}] |
Trinidad and Tobago | president of Trinidad and Tobago | black, armoured, 2020 Lexus ES Sedan | decoy car, two police motorcycles, two 2016 Toyota Land Cruisers Prado as support vehicles and a leading Toyota Camry police vehicle | Coat of Arms in Gold | | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister | black, armoured, 2016 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (WSS) | decoy car, two police motorcycles, two 2016 Toyota Land Cruisers Prado as support vehicles and a leading Toyota Camry police vehicle | PM-1 | | |
Tuvalu | Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Teo | BMW 7 Series (G70).[https://www.antarafoto.com/view/2075256/prime-minister-of-tuvalu] | Toyota Hilux Toyota Land Cruiser | | | |
Turkey | president of Turkey | black ballistic and bullet-proof armoured Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-600 Pullman Guard | SUVs and additional support cars | presidential crest | File:President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - Victory Day Turkey 2014.JPG greets people from a 1957 Cadillac Series 75 on Victory Day in 2014.]] | |
Turkey | Other government officials | Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 or Toyota Land Cruiser | | | | Turkey recently adopted the domestically designed and manufactured Togg T10X as the government's official cars. |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | President Ersin Tatar | armoured Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 | | | | The first President Rauf Denktaş had a red BMW 750Li with Gold crests. |
Turkmenistan | president of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow | Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 Togg T10X.[https://www.dailysabah.com/business/automotive/turkmenistan-becomes-3rd-country-to-receive-turkiyes-domestic-car-togg] Aurus Komendant.[https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmen-president-white-cars/31229982.html] and other cars | Mercedes-Benz S-Class Togg T10X and etc | Government plates | | |
Uganda | President Yoweri Museveni | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 stretch 600 SEL Mercedes and white G Wagon (ceremonial) | double cabin pick up trucks and Mitsubishi Pajero models | | | |
Ukraine | president of Ukraine | armoured Mercedes-Benz S-Class and armoured 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton in a W12 long version | armoured Porsche Cayenne | | | |
United Arab Emirates | President, prime minister and royal family | black armored Rolls Royce Phantoms or Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 guard | Toyota Land Cruisers and Nissan Patrols | | | High-ranking officials use the BMW 7 Series while visiting foreign dignitaries are driven in a armored Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 guard |
United Kingdom | King Charles III | two Bentleys and three Rolls-Royces open-top Range Rovers (military events)[{{cite web |title=New Hybrid 'State Review' Range Rover |url=http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en-in/jlr-corp/news/2015/06/jlr_new_hybrid_state_review_110615/ |publisher=Jaguar Land Rover |access-date=9 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430130859/http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en-in/jlr-corp/news/2015/06/jlr_new_hybrid_state_review_110615/ |archive-date=30 April 2016}}][{{cite news |title=Both Range Rovers in use for the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/trooping-of-the-colour-parade-celebrates-the-queens-90th-birthda/the-convey-makes-its-way-down-the-mall/ |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=4 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714090914/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/11/trooping-of-the-colour-parade-celebrates-the-queens-90th-birthda/the-convey-makes-its-way-down-the-mall/ |archive-date=14 July 2016|date=11 June 2016 }}] Jaguar and Daimler limousines (less formal occasions) | | None | File:20150624 Die Queen am Grossen Stern IMG 5672 by sebaso.jpg during a state visit to Germany, 2015]] | One state car is usually on display at the Royal Mews. The state cars and official limousines are painted claret and black. For more details, see State and royal cars of the United Kingdom. |
United Kingdom | Prime minister | armoured Range Rover Sentinel models | Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery and Ford Galaxy vehicles and police motorcycle outriders | | | For more details, see Prime Ministerial Car (United Kingdom). |
British Virgin Islands | governor of the British Virgin Islands | grey Royal Service Range Rover | | Crown | | |
Cayman Islands | governor of the Cayman Islands | white 2015 Jaguar XJ.[https://www.caymancompass.com/2015/08/06/the-governor-s-new-ride/] | | Crown | | Previously a beige Cadillac Deville was used while other senior officials and visiting VIPs use a fleet consisting of armoured Ford Excursions. |
Gibraltar | chief minister of Gibraltar | black Tesla Model S | | G1 | File:Official car of the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.jpeg is used as the official car of the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.]] | |
Gibraltar | governor of Gibraltar | black Jaguar XJ | | Crown | | |
United States | President | Cadillac One commonly known as "The Beast" (a heavily armored, custom-built limousine based on a GMC Topkick platform) | | | File:Cadillac One (September 2018) (cropped).jpg (September 2018)]] | For more details, see Presidential state car (United States). |
United States | Member of Congress | Lincoln MKS and the MKT (most popular)[{{cite web |url=http://www.house.gov/content/vendors/leases/vehicle.php |title=Vehicle Leases |work=House.gov |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320010609/http://www.house.gov/content/vendors/leases/vehicle.php |archive-date=20 March 2015}}] | | | | |
United States | High-ranking federal officials | armored Chevrolet Suburbans or Chevrolet Tahoe (most common) | | | | |
Uruguay | President Tabaré Vázquez | armoured 2005 Chevrolet Vectra | | | | After 2010, the official state car was no longer used Jose Mujica instead drove a Volkswagen Beetle.[{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20334136 |title=Uruguay's Jose Mujica – 'the poorest president in the world' |publisher=BBC |date=15 November 2012 |access-date=17 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716205515/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20334136 |archive-date=16 July 2013}}] also the former President Luis Lacalle Pou most of the time used a white Toyota Hilux SW4, and was escorted by one or more presidential security cars. |
Uzbekistan | President | armored Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Pullman | | | | A Togg T10X was also gifted by the Turkish president |
Vanuatu | president of Vanuatu Nikenike Vurobaravu | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | | | |
Vatican City | The Pope | Popemobile[{{cite news |title=A Peek Inside the Popemobile |author=Daniel Stone |newspaper=Newsweek |date=14 April 2008 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2008/04/13/from-horses-to-horsepower.html |access-date=21 September 2010}}] | | SCV 1 (Popemobile)[{{cite web |last1=Touzot |first1=Emmanuel |title=From Seat To Mercedes, See The Evolution Of The Popemobile |url=https://www.motor1.com/features/359933/see-evolution-of-popemobile/ |website=Motor1 |date=15 July 2019}}] armoured Mercedes-Benz S-Class, custom-made Lancia Thesis, custom-made electric Renault Kangoo (daily use) | File:Pope Benedict XVI 1 04062011.JPG Popemobile designed to create greater visibility of the Pope during public appearances]] | |
Venezuela | President Nicolas Maduro | black Toyota 4Runner or a Ford Explorer or a Toyota Fortuner | | | | Former president Hugo Chávez sometimes drove a red IKCO Samand badged Centauro, or in red or green a Tiuna truck accompanied with some ministers or governors or mayors, depending on the occasion when he travelled. |
Venezuela | Vice president | armored Nissan Patrol | SUVs | | | |
Vietnam | president of Vietnam Lương Cường | bulletproof Toyota Land Cruiser | police motorbikes, several Toyota Land Cruiser and Toyota Camry | | | Ministers usually travel in Toyota Camrys, Toyota Fortuners and VinFast Lux A 2.0s. |
Vietnam | General Secretary of Vietnamese Comunist Party Tô Lâm | 2016-17 Toyota Avalon | | | | The former General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Nguyễn Phú Trọng used to ride in a 1998 Toyota Crown that was brought to his state funeral in July 2024 in Hanoi.[{{Cite web |last=Dung |first=Luong |date=2024-07-25 |title=Car that served Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong over two decades brought to state funeral |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/car-that-served-party-leader-nguyen-phu-trong-over-two-decades-brought-to-state-funeral-4774211.html |website=e.vnexpress.net}}] |
Vietnam | Prime minister of Vietnam|Prime minister Phạm Minh Chính | Toyota Land Cruiser | | | | |
Yemen | Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council | Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 | Toyota Land Cruiser Prados | | | |
Yugoslavia | President Josip Broz Tito | custom-built Mercedes-Benz 600 limousine | | | | |
Zambia | president of Zambia | armoured Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 Pullman limousine or Lexus LX570 armoured Toyota Land Cruiser J200 (rural travel) | BMW motorcycles and BMW 3 Series E93 | | | |
Zimbabwe | president of Zimbabwe | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and Mercedes-Benz S-Class 1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith (ceremonial) | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | | | |