Cuba 's Mercedes-Benz dealership booked out.

[El Presidente]

 

On Thursday, the company celebrated the sale of its first car to a private customer in Cuba and shared the moment when the first contract was signed with a Cuban client.

This event takes place within the context of a new policy that relaxes restrictions on the sale of foreign vehicles, but it also highlights the growing polarization on the island.

While 90% of the population lives in extreme poverty according to recent figures published by international organizations, an emerging sector can afford to buy cars that, as per the Mercedes Benz catalog released on Wednesday, have a starting price of 50,000 dollars

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