Die Frage ist natürlich: Wer hat denn da wieder mal Daimlers gekauft? Und vor allem: wie hat er dies denn alles bezahlt von seinem 200 Peso-Monatseinkommen?

Da muss ein kubanischer Machetero lange für Zuckerrohr schneiden gehen, bis er das zusammenhat.

US govt fines DaimlerChrysler for breaking Cuba embargo - report

MADRID (AFX) - DaimlerChrysler AG (Xetra: 710000.DE - news) has been fined by the US for breaking the embargo on Cuba, Expansion reported.
The case was settled last month, after the German carmaker paid a fine thought to be 30,000 usd, the newspaper quoted US Treasury officials as saying.
The penalty was imposed because of exports by its Mexican subsidiary, DaimlerChrysler Vehiculos Comerciales, in 1999.
The officials said DaimlerChrysler paid the fine without admitting to any wrongdoing. It was unclear why the company was fined five years after the event.
Ties between the US and Germany were strained last year when Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder became one of the strongest critics of the invasion of Iraq.

http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/041116/323/f6p0q.html

Mehr Info über den "Daimler" in Kuba.

German auto giant Mercedes-Benz opens new office in Cuba

Havana, Jun 03, 2002 (EFE via COMTEX) -- German auto giant Mercedes-Benz has
opened a new marketing office in the central Cuban province of Cienfuegos,
the weekly Opciones reported.
The company's representative in Cuba, Noel Toledo, said that in addition to
consolidating the company's position as the principal supplier for several
government agencies, Mercedes-Benz offers an unprecedented marketing
integration program.

The program provides marketing and after-sale services, access to
state-of-the-art technology, a modern marketing focus and quality service
plans.

Mercedes-Benz, a unit of DaimlerChrysler, is currently Cuba's largest
automotive supplier for several tourism organizations, and the firm has
successfully entered other areas of the Cuban economy, such as the food and
nickel industries.

The German company, which has operated in Cuba since 1995, sells buses,
industrial vehicles and engines, as well as providing spare parts, general
repairs and training in all types of specialized repairs.

Mercedes-Benz currently also offers high-tech services for autos, heavy
equipment and microbuses.

The company has opened a network of repair shops extending east from Havana
to the provinces of Matanzas, Santa Clara, Camaguey, Holguin and Santiago.

In addition to opening an office in Cienfuegos, Mercedes-Benz executives
have announced projects to expand their presence into the central province
of Ciego de Avila and the western province of Pinar del Rio.

.. und noch eine Meldung:

DaimlerChrysler to export chassis to Cuba

Brazil, Nov 6, 2002 (O Estado de Sao Paulo/SABI via COMTEX) -- The
Brazilian trucks and buses are conquering the external market.
DaimlerChrysler has recently completed the sale of 297 Mercedes-Benz buses
chassis for Cuba, a business worth US$12.5mil. The chassis, will produced in
the Sao Bernardo do Campo-based plant and will be used in the urban
transportation in Cuba. The exports will be financed by the Brazilian
development bank BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e
Social), HSBC and the Cuban government. Daimler might export 8,800 vehicles
in 2003. Scania entered a contract for the export of 750 buses to Europe.
The vehicles will be assembled in the Sao Bernardo-based plant and will be
shipped to nine European countries.

@ Bamboleo

Ich kann da auch nichts Verwerfliches erkennen, wenn LKW oder Busse nach Kuba geliefert werden. Aus meiner Sicht sollte Kuba aber mehr auf Gebrachtwagen zurückgreifen, welche der Devisensituation und dem Instandhaltungsfähigkeiten des Personals dort besser entsprechen.

Probleme habe ich eher damit, wenn irgendwelchen Parteibonzen ihr neuestes Prestige-Spielzeug auf Kosten der kubanischen Bevölkerung geliefert wird .

Die ausgesprochene Strafe von 30.000 USD ist lächerlich und wohl eher symbolischer natur.

Problem bei DCX ist, dass es auf dem amerikanischen Markt als einheimischer Produzent auftritt und nicht einfach die Gesetze des Heimlandes ignorieren kann.

Ich habe persönlich keinen Zweifel, dass Schrempp & Co. mit dem Teufel persönlich handeln würden, wenn sie ihren persönlichen Bonus auch nur um einen Cent steigern könnten.