SLP, Mexico.- The Cuban regime received this Thursday a batch of 16 off-road trucks UAZ manufactured in Russia, according to a publication from the embassy of that country in Cuba.
The 16 UAZ Patriots, produced by the Ulyanovsk automobile plant, will be used for the “administrations of local provinces,” reported a note in the Russian newspaper. Izvestia.
The cars are “prepared for use in tropical climates” and have “silicone hoses, special oils, copper radiators and thermostats.”
According to the note from the Russian embassy in Cuba, the vehicles could contribute “to the recovery of the Island’s infrastructure” after the recent passage of two hurricanes that devastated many territories.
“Given the recent hurricanes, these vehicles are intended to help restore the infrastructure of Liberty Island,” they informed Izvestia plant managers automobiles of Ulyanovsk, indicating that they have already been put into operation.
In the middle of this year, the Integral Automotive Services Company (EISA) of Cuba and the Russian company ECHO-Export SRL signed a agreement for the assembly, “sustainability and recovery” of UAZ vehicles in the Caribbean country.
A report of Sputnik He specified that the agreement was signed during Cubaindustria 2024, held from June 18 to 21 in Havana.
The contract included in the first stage the Patriot and Pickup models, and in a second phase it foresees the assembly of light cargo vehicles of the Profi brand.
According to the recent note of Izvestiadeliveries under this contract will continue in 2025.
Ruslán Ignátev, technical director and vice representative of ECHO-Export SRL, had stressed the importance of not only selling vehicles, but also organizing after-sales services to ensure the sustainability and useful life of cars through the regular supply of parts and pieces. Russian.
For his part, Danilo Gómez Céspedes, a specialist at ECHO-Export SRL, pointed out that UAZ off-road vehicles have been known in the Cuban market for decades. However, many of these vehicles, such as the classic UAZ 452 models, popularly known as “guasabita”, need restoration and modernization.
The agreement between the regimes of Cuba and Russia signed this year also contemplates a future in which the electromobilityaccording to the official sources cited. “This is the beginning of a series of projects because we will gradually introduce electromobility, as a future line of work,” explained Miguel Ángel Pedroso Madin, Business Director of EISA.
