The Aurus Senat, retro-styled after the Soviet-era ZIL limousine, is the official Russian presidential automotive and Putin rode in a single to his most up-to-date Kremlin inauguration ceremony in Might.
When Kim visited japanese Russia in September final yr, Putin confirmed him one of many automobiles. Kim sat beside Putin within the automotive and appeared to get pleasure from it.
Kim has a big assortment of luxurious overseas automobiles which have in all probability been smuggled in, as UN Safety Council resolutions ban the export of luxurious items to North Korea.
He has been noticed in a Maybach limousine, a number of Mercedes, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and a Lexus sports activities utility automobile.
A senior Russian official stated final month that Russia would begin making Aurus luxurious vehicles at a former Toyota manufacturing unit in St. Petersburg this yr.
In keeping with Russian analytical company Autostat, 40 Aurus-branded vehicles have been bought in Russia to date this yr.
