The Transtur vehicles declared as technically unfit due to accidents or deterioration may be sold in Cuban pesos (CUP) during the replacement process, as long as they retain certain components deemed essential, even if they have malfunctions or are missing other parts.
The Facebook page of Servicios Automotores S.A. (SASA) detailed this Wednesday the requirements set for these vehicles and explained that the procedure aims for units that previously ended up disassembled to be recoverable by the individuals who purchase them.
According to the entity, the current mechanism stems from a previous procedure that only allowed for the change of the body, without the engine or transmission.
Following requests from the public, the process has been adjusted to allow for the delivery of vehicles from Transtur declared as technically deficient that can be restored by their new owners.
The purpose, according to the publication, is to ensure that those who can undertake the necessary investment to recover the car have the opportunity to obtain "a more modern vehicle than the ones they currently own."
SASA acknowledged that the condition of the available units can be very poor, as some have significant damage due to accidents, others are incomplete, and there are also cases with failures in key components such as the engine, transmission, or air conditioning system.
Given this reality, the minimum requirements for a vehicle to be eligible for sale under this procedure have been standardized, regardless of the technical condition of some of its parts.
The entity clarified that, for the purposes of this process, a "complete vehicle" is considered to be the combination of body, engine, and gearbox.
Among the elements that are essential, even if they are damaged, are the engine and the gearbox with their internal components, the transmissions, and the components of the suspension and steering systems, including both axles.
The cabin must also be complete and include the seats, steering wheel, instrument panel, and the original electrical controls and steering controls of the vehicle.
The components of the braking system must all be present, even if some may be damaged.
The bodywork must also retain all its panels, parts, and pieces, except for those that have been completely lost due to the accident.
Instead, the absence of certain components will not hinder the sale of the car.
In that category, SASA included the alternator, starter motor, and air conditioning components such as the compressor, condenser, evaporator, and interconnection pipes.
The lack of injectors, spark plugs, coils, sensors, fuel gauges, front, rear, or side lights, tires, front and rear bumpers, cables, and other components of the electrical system, as well as windshields or broken glass due to an accident, will also not prevent commercialization.
The publication also includes among those pieces an element textually identified as "Clans," without providing any further description or clarification regarding that term.
Customers will have the right to receive up to two assignment opportunities among the vehicles available at that time for the service.
When a person receives an assignment via email, they will be able to download photographs and the unit completion template as a reference.
SASA insisted, however, that the interested party must physically inspect the vehicle before accepting.
The entity recommended that those without knowledge of mechanics or the automotive sector should go accompanied by someone experienced, so that they can independently decide whether to accept the first option or wait for the second and final assignment available.
The most important warning comes after concluding the transaction: once the acceptance document is signed, the vehicle is invoiced and paid, "there is no right to return".
SASA also does not assume the obligation to sell to the buyer any parts or components that were missing or in poor condition at the time the car was purchased.
The sale in national currency of recoverable vehicles from tourism is not a completely new measure.
In 2024, the government announced that SASA could sell cars in CUP from the tourism system or other entities that had been declared non-marketable but were recoverable.
The regulations stipulated that vehicles that had been technically decommissioned but were deemed recoverable could be allocated for resale in Cuban pesos, through a ranking organized by the authorized entity.
More recently, the regime published a new regulatory package on the buying, selling, importing, assembling, and recovery of vehicles at the beginning of August, as part of a broader reform of the Cuban automotive market.
The clarification now published by SASA specifically focuses on the minimum conditions that damaged or accidented vehicles from Transtur must meet in order to be assigned and sold within the replacement process.
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