On what the presidents of different countries travel
On what the presidents of different countries travel
According to an unwritten rule, the first persons of states withdeveloped car industry drive on cars produced in their country. To judge how fair this statement is, it is first of all necessary to find out which brands the leaders of the largest states prefer.
US President Barack Obama to travel around the country andabroad uses a specially designed for him armored Cadillac One, which provides a high level of security and is nicknamed "The Beast". The presidential cortege also includes other representatives of the American automotive industry - Ford and Chevrolet. German President Joachim Gauck moves to the brainchild of the national auto industry Mercedes S600, and Chancellor Angela Merkel to BMW, in addition, in the fleets of the country's top officials there are Audi models. German cars have long been a standard of quality and safety, therefore they enjoy a well-deserved popularity among leaders of many countries: among the admirers of the brand Mercedes King of Saudi Arabia Saad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, King of Jordan Abdullah I, Portuguese President Anibal Kawaku Silva, President of India Pranab Mukherjee , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. In the motorcade of British Prime Minister David Cameron, British car brands are Jaguar and Land Rover. The royal family follows the same patriotic attitude: Elizabeth II travels on the Bentley limousine, and Prince Charles on the Aston Martin DB6. British automotive equipment was also appreciated by the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, giving preference to the chic and stiff models of Rolls Royce. Japan is one of the leaders of the world automotive industry, and it's no surprise that the Japanese emperor and the Japanese prime minister chose Japanese cars for themselves Toyota and Lexus. Their opinion is shared by the Prince of Monaco Albert II, the President of Singapore Tony Tan Ken Yam, the President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson. French cars are inferior in quality and design to representatives of other countries, but nevertheless the fleet of French President François Hollande is Renault Vel Satis, Peugeot 607 and Citroën C6. The same view was shared by his predecessors Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac. The Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus is also in favor of supporting the national automotive industry. He travels on the Czech Škoda Superb, the King of Sweden Carl Gustav, the owner of the humble Swedish Volvo C30, the President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao, fan of the Chinese FAW Hong Qi HQE, as well as Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Mario Monti, whose cars are manufactured in the Italian factories of Maserati and Lancia. Russian President Vladimir Putin prefers the German car otehniku and uses for trips armored and equipped with communication systems and safety Mercedes Pullman. In the presidential cortege there are cars Mercedes classes G, E, and S, as well as BMW 5 series and Volkswagen Caravelle. But I want to believe that the time is not far off when the Russian automobile industry will be able to compete with the recognized leaders, and the country's top people will move on the cars of domestic production.
