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Litigation * Jamaica - Government has brought against Daimler Chrysler/Mercedes Benz
Grounded trucks slow Rapid Response to drought-hit areas
Kingston,Jamaica -The Jamaica Observer -March 21, 2007: -- The grounding of majority of the 100 trucks bought by the water ministry in 1999 for its Rapid Response Unit has become a major obstacle in assisting drought-afflicted communities in rural Jamaica... In the meantime, the government has brought litigation against Daimler Chrysler/Mercedes Benz - manufacturer of the trucks - over transmission problems which have grounded the majority of the water trucks in the first couple of years of their operation... The then Ministry of Water and Housing took a decision in January 2005 to take legal action against the German manufacturers after nearly half of the fleet were grounded because of various transmission problems... The government accused the automaker of failing to repair or replace the trucks, which began developing mechanical problems less than eight months after they were bought...
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