Russia to supply cars for taxi fleet in Cuba

The Moscow Government and the Cuban Ministry of Transport have signed a memorandum of intent concerning the development of taxi services. The signing ceremony was attended by Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport Maksim Liksutov, and Eduardo Rodriguez Davila, Cuba's Minister of Transport.

The document outlines the joint implementation of a project to establish a taxi fleet in the Latin American country. The fleet will primarily consist of vehicles manufactured in Moscow. To facilitate this initiative, a working group has been established to develop a business model and investment plan.

The Russian side plans to deliver 50 vehicles. Additionally, there is consideration of adapting the vehicles' multimedia systems to the Spanish language.

Maksim Liksutov invited representatives from Cuba’s Ministry of Transport to undergo training at the Corporate University of the Moscow Transport Complex. According to the Deputy Mayor, the Moscow Government is always ready to share its experience and advanced developments with international partners.

“Our cars are successfully used in taxi services, car-sharing systems, as well as in municipal and federal agencies. They have proven their reliability in operation and maintenance. We welcome the Cuban partners’ enthusiasm for improving urban transport and making journeys more comfortable and safer”

Maksim Liksutov Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport

During the meeting, the possibility of Havana joining the international analytical platform UrbanTransportData, developed by the Moscow Government, was also discussed. This platform enables participating cities to share information about the state and development of their transport systems.

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