The Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz met on Friday with the directors of the Chinese company Yutong, who promised him that they will continue doing business with Cuba
“I received Mr. Wang Wentao, vice president of Yutong, today afternoon. We balanced the 18 years of his presence in Cuba and he conveyed to me as a message from his president the certainty that Yutong will continue to develop in our country to support the transportation of the people ”, wrote Marrero on his Twitter account, along with images of the meeting.
The meeting takes place amid the transportation crisis affecting the island and the scrutiny of public opinion on relations between the two countries following revelations that the two regimes are negotiating the construction of a joint facility for the training of military personnel. .
Recently, the Minister of Transportation of Cuba, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, recognized that the technical availability of state means of transportation in Cuba has been below 50% due to lack of spare parts for the last three years.
Likewise, the minister recognized that state transport is not profitable and also referred to the poor condition of the roads in the country.
The Chinese company Yutong In recent years, it has provided the Cuban government with the vast majority of the buses that are part of the transport service in Havana and the tourist companies on the island.
The largest of the Antilles is one of the main markets for Yutong in Latin America. In fact, already in 2017 it had sold more than 6,800 units and 20 models, dominating 70% of the local market.
