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 (
Mercedes-Benz,
BMW and
Volkswagen Group) 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 ==