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09-10-2007
Cuban
State Council Vice President Carlos Lage Tuesday
praised the high quality of Yutong buses being
supplied by China to this Caribbean island.
A
"Rhine Star" model made by Yutong
rides on road
Lage
said that at the end of 2007, some 1,142 buses
are expected to arrive in Cuba from China to
be used for urban transportation.
Over
500 Yutong buses have landed in Cuba so far
this year and more will continue to arrive in
the country in the next three years as part
of a bilateral accord, Lage said at Havana's
San Augustin bus station.
The
Yutong group is one of the world's largest bus
makers, with a 22,000-unit annual production
and US$8 billion sales.
In
early 2006, Cuba negotiated with China the purchase
of 8,000 vehicles, including the Yutong buses,
which have been praised as "excellent"
by Cuban leader Fidel Castro for their low fuel
consumption and high quality.
Other
bilateral negotiations in the transport sector
include supplying Cuba with 2,500 horse-power
locomotives, firefighter trucks and other vehicles.
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