“Where is the fuel to get it rolling?” Internet user Yorisbel Miranda asked the military corporation.
LIMA, Peru – In Cuba, a country where the majority of families can barely afford food, the Castro regime’s military corporation CIMEX SA announced the sale of Chinese KYC model F3 trucks with prices that exceed the prohibitive.
A report from the state Cuban News Agency (ACN) reports that the vehicles are manufactured by the Chinese company KYC Motors and will have a value of $29,950.
Likewise, the vans intended for commercial and personal use have a maximum payload of 745 kilograms, capacity for five seats and a 1.6-liter engine.
Availability is limited for now to Havana, at the agency located on Calle 20, between Primera and Tercera, in the Playa municipality.
According to information cited by ACN, the model is distributed mainly in Latin America and Asia, with gasoline and diesel versions, and engines that reach up to 2.0 liters turbo diesel with 114 horsepower.
The KYC F3 is a light double cabin truck, with manual transmission and 4×2 traction, suitable for daily operations and urban and interurban trips.
Compared to other Chinese pickup trucks such as the Foton Tunland and the JAC T8, the KYC F3 offers a lower load capacity, making it more suitable for medium tasks than heavy use.
“The incorporation of this model responds to the strategy of diversifying the automotive offer in Cuba through agreements with international manufacturers,” the report highlights.
The sale announcement was also published by CIMEX SA via Facebookreceiving criticism that beyond the unpayable price, highlighted the energy crisis that the Island is going through.
“Where is the fuel to get it rolling?” asked an Internet user identified as Yorisbel Miranda.
“I imagine it moves by water…” commented another user, Marco Antonio Ortiz Martínez, alluding to the fuel shortage throughout the country.
The reactions are not surprising due to the social and economic context of Cuba. The image of the car proposed by CIMEX for thousands of dollars represents a contrast with daily life of millions of Cubans who cannot cover even the most basic food needs.
According to the seventh study “The state of social rights in Cuba”, presented in July 2023 by the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH), the food crisis was identified as the country’s main problem (72%), even surpassing blackouts and inflation. The report revealed that seven out of ten people had had to skip a meal – breakfast, lunch or dinner – due to lack of money or food.
Only 15% of Cubans could eat three meals a day without interruption. In the last two years, food insecurity on the Island has only worsened.
