At present, the epidemic is still affecting social life. As of 9:00 on February 13, a total of 59,834 confirmed cases, 1,366 deaths, 5,893 cured and discharged cases, and 16,067 suspected cases have been reported across the country.
In the face of the epidemic, major car companies have contributed both money and effort. No, what’s even more exciting is that many car companies have converted their factories into mask factories to help provide medical supplies. Xu Haidong, assistant secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said: "There are many supply chain companies in the automotive industry, some of which can switch to mask production, and automotive companies have the conditions and capabilities in quality control and other aspects." Today we take a look at which car companies have crossed over. Take action.
SAIC-GM-Wuling
While most regions across the country and various medical institutions are still in short supply of medical supplies, SAIC-GM has received strong support from the Guangxi District, Liuzhou City, and Laibin Municipal Governments. Wuling's joint suppliers switched to mask production by renovating production lines, and used practical actions to help prevent and control the epidemic.
According to the project construction plan, the dust-free workshop will be renovated by Guangxi Construction Engineering Group and will be completed and put into use within this month. It will have 14 mask production lines, including 4 N95 mask production lines and 10 mask production lines. This is a production line for general medical protective masks. The daily production capacity is expected to reach more than 1.7 million. It will quickly alleviate the shortage of medical supplies in Guangxi and provide strong support for epidemic prevention and control.
Not only that, SAIC-GM-Wuling also took advantage of its international layout and mobilized global resources to urgently transport 20,000 medical masks from overseas and donate them to the Liuzhou Municipal Government to support front-line epidemic prevention and control work.
BYD
A few days ago, BYD released a sales report for January. BYD's cumulative sales in January were 25,173 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 42.68 from 43,920 vehicles in the same period last year. Among them, the sales volume of fuel vehicles was 18,040 units, an increase of 18.28% year-on-year; the sales volume of new energy vehicles was 7,133 units, a decrease of 75.12% year-on-year. It's clear that 2020 didn't get off to a friendly start. Coupled with the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, it is expected that the sales of car companies will show a downward trend.
However, we are still in a critical period in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. Faced with a serious shortage of medical protective materials, BYD quickly pooled its wisdom and resources, allocated resources, and started to design and manufacture protective material production equipment to assist Produce masks and disinfectants to meet the current urgent need for protective materials. ?
GAC Group
On February 6, in order to understand the manufacturing, assembly and debugging technology of mask production equipment and study the technical feasibility of a new mask production line, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of GAC Group Chairman Zeng Qinghong led Li Jin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of GAC Parts, and Gong Hanqing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager, to investigate Kuaiyuda, a manufacturer of mask production equipment in Dongguan. On February 7, GAC Parts Technology Center sent a number of party members and employees to Kuaiyuda Company to participate in a 15-day study.
Through cooperation with suppliers, GAC Group plans to make 30 to 50 self-made equipment. Some of these equipment will be used for GAC's own production, and some will be provided to other state-owned enterprises in Guangzhou for mask production.
In this regard, what do you think of the car companies’ actions to produce masks?
This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.