Official state car
An official state car is an automobile used by a government to transport its head of state or head of government in an official capacity, which may also be used occasionally to transport other members of the government or visiting dignitaries from other countries. A few countries bring their own official state car for state visits to other countries, for instance, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany and Japan. It also may serve as an automotive symbol of the head of state and their country. An official state car must have adequate security, capability and stateliness for its duty. A limousine or other high-end vehicle is usually selected.
Due to the high security risk of the passengers, these vehicles are often heavily secured and protected. Vehicles may be armored by the manufacturer or an after-market specialist. In this article the term "armored car" invariably means a reinforced civilian vehicle, not a military vehicle. When carrying an important passenger, state vehicles may be surrounded by a motorcade consisting of police or military personnel. The vehicle's driver might also be from the law enforcement or military pool. The driver of the United States presidential state car is an experienced agent from the Secret Service, the British prime minister is driven by a Specialist Protection officer from the Metropolitan Police Service, and the Canadian prime minister is driven by a Protective Services officer from the RCMP.
In some cases state cars may bear standard number plates; in others special or no plates are used.
Sourcing
In countries that have domestic automobile manufacturers, the government will usually commission one of the national automakers to provide a state car, or allow several to provide cars for an official state fleet. It is considered an honour for a car manufacturer to be selected to provide a state car for their respective country and a demonstration of the confidence of a government in their national industry. For example, the president of the United States currently uses a Cadillac with special undisclosed security features commissioned by the United States government, built by General Motors. Historically the president also used Lincoln, manufactured by Ford Motor Company and also Chrysler vehicles having been used in the past, representing the Detroit Three of American manufacturers.Soviet leaders used custom-built limousines made by the ZiL company, and though the Russian presidents switched to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class due to ZiL's decline after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin commissioned a new official state car from the national automotive establishment, which was delivered in early 2018.
In 2018, the Government of South Korea commissioned a highly modified Hyundai Nexo SUV to serve as the official state car of South Korea.
The emperor of Japan uses a Toyota Century, the prime minister of Italy uses a Maserati, the prime minister of Malaysia uses a Proton Perdana, the president of the Czech Republic is driven around in a Škoda Superb, and the British monarch uses a Bentley.
The president of France can choose from cars manufactured by Renault or PSA Peugeot Citroën, and all major German manufacturers are represented in Germany's pool of vehicles available for use by state officials. The prime minister of India uses a Land Rover Sentinel high security edition as Jaguar and Land Rover are owned by Tata Motors, an Indian automobile company.
For countries without major indigenous manufacturers, an official state car may be purchased from a suitable manufacturer in a nation with strong economic and diplomatic ties. Canada typically aims to exclusively use state cars manufactured by the Detroit Three, many of which are made in Canadian factories, with the United States and American car manufacturers having a historically strong relationship with Canada. These companies have a well established and rich manufacturing history dating back to the 1920s in Ontario.
Cars by state
This is a list of state cars and their respective users, belonging to various sovereign states and territories around the world. This list is subject to change and could be outdated in some instances, as both the individuals holding official positions and the vehicles themselves change frequently.| State | Users | Cars | Motorcade or support vehicles | License plates | Image | Notes |
| Afghanistan | former president Ashraf Ghani | Mercedes-Benz W221 | Toyota Land Cruiser J200 | - | ||
| Albania | President Bajram Begaj | Mercedes-Benz S350 | Mercedes-Benz GLS | The current Prime Minister Edi Rama was seen driving a GMC Yukon. | ||
| Abkhazia | President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba | Lexus GX460 | ||||
| Algeria | President Abdelmadjid Tebboune | black armoured Mercedes-Benz S-Class 9680 4matic a BMW 7 Series and a Range Rover Vogue. | Toyota Land Cruisers J200s and Hyundai Palisades | |||
| Andorra | Audi A8 | Škoda Octavia Combi police car 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 | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Prime minister Gaston Browne | Ford Expedition | Chevrolet Tahoe and Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | |||
| Argentina | President Javier Milei | Toyota Fortuner Peugeot RCZ, and a Mercedes-Benz E-Class | Toyota Hilux SW4, Toyota Corollas | File:Cristina Fernández de Kirchner se dirige a la Casa Rosada tras asumir su segundo mandato.jpg|thumb| former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a Volkswagen CC going to Casa Rosada after assuming her second term in 2011. | 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. while the former Argentine president Alberto Fernández had a Toyota Corolla also an Audi A8L was used by Mauricio Macri for more details, see Presidential car | |
| Armenia | President Vahagn Khachaturyan | Audi A8 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Toyota Land Cruiser | |||
| Artsakh | former president of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan | Hyundai Ioniq | ||||
| 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 | Flies the King's Personal Australian Flag. | ||
| Australia | Governor-General Sam Mostyn | Rolls-Royce Phantom VI white armoured BMW 7 series | Tudor Crown instead of number plates | 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 | Prior to 2013, vehicles in the prime ministerial fleet were white armored Holden Caprice and Ford Territory. For more details, see Prime Ministerial Limousine. | |
| Austria | President Alexander Van der Bellen | Armored BMW 7 Series xdrive | Senior government figures in Austria drive in the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class | |||
| Azerbaijan | President Ilham Aliyev | |||||
| Bahamas | Prime Minister Philip Davis | BMW I7 and a Lexus LS460L. | Davis's previous vehicle was a Mercedes W221 S500. | |||
| Bahrain | King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | |||||
| Bangladesh | Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus | BMW 7 Series and a Mercedes-Maybach W222 | 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 | ||||
| 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 Vogue | number plate '1' | File:Koningswijk, 1000 Brussel, Belgium - panoramio.jpg|thumb|King Philippe 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 | 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 | 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 | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Other government officials | Volkswagen Passat or the Škoda Superb | ||||
| Bolivia | President Luis Arce | armoured Lexus LS 460L | four Toyota Land Cruisers | |||
| Botswana | President Duma Boko | Lexus LX and a Mercedes-Benz W222 S600 | ||||
| Brazil | President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 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.jpg|thumb|Dilma Rousseff 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. In February 2012 the Brazilian government bought 12 Canadian-built Ford Edge models for the use of President Dilma Rousseff and her security team. other cars such as the Mitsubishi Outlander are also used For more details, see Presidential State Car. | ||
| Brunei | Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah | 1992 state landaulette Rolls-Royce Phantom VI black Mercedes-Benz M-Class W163 ML55 AMG, black Brabus G700, and a Maybach 62 | The Sultan of Brunei also uses other cars as personal vehicles while he and his brother the Prince Jefri Bolkiah own several luxury and exotic cars. | |||
| Brunei | Queen Saleha of Brunei | 2012 Rolls Royce Phantom Series II | Volvo S80 V8 or the 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 | |||||
| Bulgaria | Prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov | Toyota Land Cruiser, and a black BMW X5 | ||||
| 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, and Toyota Hilux | |||
| Cambodia | King Norodom Sihamoni | Royal Palace plate number | ||||
| Cameroon | President Paul Biya | armoured Range Rover Sentinel | Toyota Land Cruisers | |||
| Cape Verde | president of Cape Verde José Maria Neves | Mercedes-Benz C-Class and a BMW 7 Series | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | |||
| Canada | King Charles III | During King Charles III's 2025 visit to Canada, the king and queen were driven in a BMW 7 Series | Flies the Royal Standard of Canada | |||
| Canada | Governor General Mary Simon | old St. Edward's Crown on a red field standard licence plate of the province of Ontario | File:Motorcade Winnipeg Queen Elizabeth II.jpg|thumb|The motorcade of Queen Elizabeth II 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 armoured 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. | |
| 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 or 1966 Ford Galaxie XL and an armored Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 | Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Sonata | For more details see Presidential car | ||
| China | General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party | Hongqi N701 limousine. | 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 paramount leader used his own Hongqi L5 limousine on a state visit to New Zealand. | |||
| 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|thumb|The presidential motorcade for the president of Colombia 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 occasionally a Volkswagen Passat or a Mercedes-Benz E250. | 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 | ||||
| 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 and a GAZ-69 | ||||
| Cyprus | President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides | Mercedes-Benz W221 S600 | police bikes and Mercedes-Benz GLE W164 | Coat of Arms of Cyprus | ||
| Czech Republic | President Petr Pavel | Škoda Superb in top-end 'Laurin & Klement' trim | Historically, presidents of Czechoslovakia were driven in cars manufactured by Škoda, Praga, Tatra, Daimler, ZiL and GAZ. After 1989, Czech presidents used Renault 21, BMW 735i and 750i, Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL, Audi A8 4.2 and thereafter Škoda Superb. | |||
| 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, commonly referred to as "Store Krone" Daimler DS420 eight-seater limousines and a Tesla Model S | Krone with a number | File:Cortege of Prince Henrik 03.jpg|thumb|"Store Krone" 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" 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. | |
| Denmark | Prime minister Mette Frederiksen | Audi A8 L | 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. | |||
| Faroe Islands | Faroese Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen | BMW X5 | ||||
| Greenland | Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen | Mercedes-Benz V-Class | Mitsubishi Outlander | |||
| 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 of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader | Black Lincoln Navigator and a Black Tesla Model S | Black Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Explorer, Ford Expedition, Toyota Landcruiser, and Toyota Sequoia. | 0–1 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 | Toyota Land Cruiser J70 and Toyota Prado | File:Gusmão's Daihatsu Taruna, Dili, 2018.jpg|thumb|Daihatsu Taruna used by Xanana Gusmão in 2018. | The first country's president Xanana Gusmão used a Daihatsu Taruna from 2003 to 2007. | |
| Ecuador | President Daniel Noboa | armored Lincoln Town Car and an armored Chevrolet Trooper | In 2023 former president Guillermo Lasso was seen using a Kia Carnival Surrounded by its Security Guards 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. | ||
| 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 Guinea Teodoro 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 also had a Rolls Royce Cullinan for daily use his collection was seized from him and was eventually auctioned in Switzerland | |||
| El Salvador | President Nayib Bukele | Mercedes-Benz W220, 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, 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 | The car was registered in 2015. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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 foreign dignitaries. | ||
| Fiji | president of Fiji Naiqama Lalabalavu | armored Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | ||||
| Finland | President of Finland Alexander Stubb | armored Audi A8 L Security quattro | coat of arms of Finland | An 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 the BMW 5-Series and the Mercedes E-Class models. | |||
| Åland | Premier of Åland Katrin Sjögren | Volvo S80 | ||||
| France | President Emmanuel Macron | Renault Rafale and DS 7 Crossback open top Citroën SM Présidentielle models DS N°8 armoured Peugeot 5008, and Renault Espace ACMAT military command car | File:DS5 hybride présidentielle 14 juillet 2012.jpg|thumb|The Citroën DS5 used by François Hollande as his presidential state vehicle, in July 2012 | For more details, see Presidential car | ||
| French Guiana | President of the Assembly Gabriel Serville | Renault Talisman | ||||
| French Polynesia | President of French Polynesia | Dacia Duster | Dacia Duster and Ford Ranger police cars | |||
| Guadeloupe | President of Regional Council | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | ||||
| Martinique | President of Regional Council of Martinique | Renault Talisman | ||||
| Mayotte | President of Departamental Council of Mayotte | Toyota Land Cruiser | ||||
| New Caledonia | President of the Government of New Caledonia | Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | ||||
| Réunion | President of Regional Council | Toyota Land Cruiser J300 | ||||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | President of Collectivity Bernard Briand | Peugeot 607 | ||||
| Wallis and Futuna | Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna and Assembly President | Toyota Land Cruiser | ||||
| 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 | Audi Q7 Mercedes Benz E Class and Range Rover Vogue | |||
| Germany | President Frank Walter Steinmeier | armored Mercedes-Benz S600 W222 armored Audi A8L and armored BMW 7 Series Limousine | 0–1 | File:Sonderschutzfahrzeug des Bundespräsidenten-02-2.jpg|thumb|The armored Mercedes-Benz W221 used by the president of Germany, with number plates 0 ⁑ 1 | The president is the only German official whose official car regularly shows a flag placed on the front of the hood. | |
| East Germany | former Communist Party general secretary Erich Honecker | stretched Citroën CX and Volvo 700 Series models. | File:Citroen CX 25 Prestige Turbo 2, Verkehrsmuseum Dresden.jpg|thumb|Citroen CX used by Erich Honecker at the Dresden Transport Museum | 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. and a customized bulletproof Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 Xtreme Edition | 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 while past prime ministers have also used a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Long-Wheelbase Limousine. | |||
| Greece | President of Greece Konstantinos Tasoulas | armored Mercedes S-Class S500, and later the S500 L | The former Greek monarchs in the 1930s used a Maybach Zeppelin. while the official state car of the king of Greece in the 1960s was a 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. | |||
| 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 | |||
| Guernsey | Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Richard Cripwell | red Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit lll | Previously a Daimler DS420 was used until 2014. | |||
| Guyana | President Irfaan Ali | Toyota Crown or a Lexus LS 460 Toyota Prado or a Toyota Land Cruiser | presidential emblem of a gold cacique's crown | |||
| Guyana | Prime Minister Mark Phillips | Toyota Crown Toyota Prado or a Toyota Land Cruiser | 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 and Hummer H2 | |||
| Haiti | chairman of Transitional Presidential Council Fritz Jean | 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 and a Toyota Alphard | BMW R1200RT motorbikes | Emblem of Hong Kong | Senior government officials, including the chief secretary, Eric Chan chief justice Andrew Cheung are assigned a Lexus LS while the commissioner of police Raymond Siu is assigned a BMW 5 Series 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 | Hungarian Government | armored Audi A8Ls, Audi A7, Audi Q7, and Audi A6 Škoda Superb | ||||
| Hungary | Prime Minister Viktor Orbán | Volkswagen Multivan | 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. | |||
| Iceland | President Halla Tómasdóttir | Lexus LS600hL Audi A8L and 1942 Packard | "1" | |||
| 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 C. P. Radhakrishnan | 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 and 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 Pindad Maung MV3 Garuda Limousine and Anoa | 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 Ali Khamenei and the current president of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian | Toyota Cressida, and BMW 5 Series, | A 1977 Peugeot 504 was used 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. | ||
| Iraq | Prime minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani | armoured Chevrolet Tahoe along with a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Chevrolet Suburban | ||||
| Ireland | former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar | dark blue 2019 Lexus LS hybrid | Audi A6 or a BMW 5 Series, motorcycle outriders, marked and unmarked patrol cars | |||
| Ireland | President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins | blue 2017 BMW 7-Series LWB Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith landaulette | led by Garda Síochána motorbikes marked patrol car unmarked cars from the Special Detective Unit, usually the BMW 5 Series, Volvo S90 and/or Audi A6 occasionally a vehicle from the Garda Emergency Response Unit Captain's Escort of Honour: motorcycles, currently 2019 Honda 750X models | ZJ 5000 | 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 | 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 several armoured Maserati Quattroporte VI, a Lancia Thesis Stola S85 limousine and two identical Audi A8L and a three-wheeled Piaggio Ape Calessino | 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 | |||
| 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|thumb|upright|The official state car for the governor-general of Jamaica 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 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 Naruhito and Empress of Japan Masako | specially prepared G51 Toyota Century Royal limousines and a hybrid G60 Toyota Century convertible parade car | Toyota Crowns and standard Toyota Century vehicles | 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. | ||
| Japan | prime minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba | armored hybrid G60 Toyota Century and a UVF-46 Lexus LS 600h L | For more details, see Prime Minister's Official Car | |||
| Jersey | Lieutenant Governor of Jersey Sir Jerry Kyd | Chrysler Town & Country | ||||
| 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 and a Togg T10X | Lexus LS Audi A8 and Range Rover | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | president of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov | bulletproof Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Pullman Guard. | Toyota Land Cruiser | |||
| Kenya | president of Kenya William Ruto | armoured Mercedes-Benz Pullman S600 armoured Range Rover Vogue armoured Toyota Land Cruiser several other Mercedes-Benz and an open top military Land Cruiser | several Mercedes-Benz E-Classes, BMW 5 Series, a Range Rover, Toyota Land Cruisers and an ambulance | Kenyan coat of arms CIC | 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 | |||
| Kosovo | President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani | Audi A8 | Chevrolet Tahoe Nissan Xterra | |||
| Kuwait | emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | BMW 7 Series or a Mercedes-Maybach Rolls-Royce or a Bentley | GMC Yukon Denalis and marked police vehicles | |||
| Laos | General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Thongloun Sisoulith prime minister Politburo members | Toyota Camry Toyota Land Cruiser | 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. | |||
| Latvia | president of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs | Lexus LS 600h L or a Mercedes-Benz S-Class | coat of arms of Latvia | Most Saeima members use the Volvo 900 series, Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, but Volvo S80s, Volvo S70s and other luxury sedans are also used. | ||
| Lebanon | President Joseph Aoun | W221 Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard armored limousine or Y63 Nissan Patrol | Ford Expedition, Ford Excursion and GMC Yukon an armored W140 Mercedes-Benz S600 possibly used as a back-up limo W220 Mercedes-Benz S500L models J200 Land Cruiser | 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. | ||
| 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 | BMW X5s | |||
| Lithuania | president Gitanas Nausėda | armoured BMW 7 | The first official Lithuanian state car was bought in 1919 from Germany. It was a Benz 25/55PS with four cylinder, 6.3-liter engine. The car had a Vytis symbol on the left back door and Lithuanian flags in the front. The car was used by Antanas Smetona and Aleksandras Stulginskis. | |||
| Luxembourg | Grand Duke Henri and his family |