MAZ discusses plans to expand cooperation with Cuba

A delegation of the Republic of Cuba led by Deputy Minister of Industries José Gaspar Álvarez Sandoval visited Minsk Automobile Plant to thrash out plans to expand cooperation between the Minsk enterprise and Cuba, BelTA learned from the press service of the company.

A big part of the negotiations dealt with the repair of existing MAZ vehicles in this Latin American country.

The press service noted that MAZ and Cuba started cooperating back in the 1960s. Back then the company began supplying MAZ-500 trucks to the island.

Minsk Automobile Plant is one of Belarus’ largest mechanical engineering companies. It specializes in making heavy-duty trucks, special-purpose vehicles, buses, trolleybuses, and trailing units. MAZ vehicles are compliant with the environmental standards Euro-3, 4, 5, and 6. The company makes a total of over 500 models and 3,000 modifications of tractor units, dropside trucks, and chassis for mounting various kinds of equipment.