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==Urban buses== {{see also|Havana MetroBus}} [[File:Camel bus in Havana.jpg|thumb|Camel bus in Havana]] [[File:Autobushabana.jpg|thumb|A Yutong bus in Havana]] [[File:Autobus de TUSSAM en La Habana.jpg|thumb|A decommissioned bus from [[Seville]], now operating in Havana]] In Havana, urban transportation used to be provided by a colorful selection of buses imported from the Soviet Union or Canada. Many of these vehicles were second hand, such as the 1,500 decommissioned Dutch buses that the Netherlands donated to Cuba in the mid-1990s as well as [[GM fishbowl bus]]es from Montreal. Despite the United States trade embargo, American-style [[yellow school bus]]es (imported second-hand from Canada) are also increasingly common sights. Since 2008, service on seven key lines in and out of the city is provided by Chinese [[Zhengzhou Yutong Bus]]es. These replaced the famous ''camellos'' ("camels" or "dromedaries", after their "humps") [[trailer bus]]es that hauled as many as two hundred passengers in a passenger-carrying trailer. After the upgrading of [[Seville#Bus|Seville's]] public bus fleet to [[Compressed natural gas|CNG-powered]] vehicles, many of the [[Renault PR100|decommissioned ones]] were donated to the city of Havana. These bright orange buses still display the name of ''Transportes Urbanos de Sevilla, S.A.M.'', their former owner, and Seville's coat of arms as a sign of gratitude.<ref>The last lot was delivered in 2006: [http://www.sevilla.org/impe/sevilla/contenido?pag=/contenidos/centro_prensa/noticias_2006/Julio/28_07_2006_m&vE=D4268,9,15 "Entrega de 16 autobuses de TUSSAM a la Habana como gesto solidario"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234250/http://www.sevilla.org/impe/sevilla/contenido?pag=%2Fcontenidos%2Fcentro_prensa%2Fnoticias_2006%2FJulio%2F28_07_2006_m&vE=D4268%2C9%2C15 |date=2007-09-26 }}, nota de prensa del Ayuntamiento de Sevilla</ref> {{clear|left}} As of 2016, urban transport in Havana consists entirely of modern Yutong diesel buses. Seville and Ikarus buses are gone.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chinese bus maker Yutong launches new vehicles in Cuba |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//english/2017-11/01/c_136720171.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110010208/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-11/01/c_136720171.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Xinhuanet |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
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