During the China epidemic, many automobile medical device manufacturers gave up the Spring Festival holiday. It has made great contributions to the epidemic prevention work in China, and many automobile manufacturers have provided it with ambulances and other equipment. For example, BYD quickly invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to manufacture medical masks.
At present, the United States is facing a tense moment of the epidemic. The US government has communicated with General Motors and Ford. They say they are negotiating with White House officials on how to support the production of medical equipment, such as ventilators, which may be necessary to fight the coronavirus epidemic.
MaryBarra, CEO of General Motors, talked with LarryKudlow, economic adviser of the White House, and is considering the production of ventilators.
GM spokesman Ji said that GM "is trying to help the whole country find a solution in this difficult period and expressed its willingness to help. We are already studying how to support the production of medical equipment such as ventilators. "
Ford said on Wednesday that it "stands ready to help the government in any possible way, including the possibility of producing ventilators and other equipment." We have had preliminary discussions with the US government and are studying the feasibility. "
GM and Ford may face major obstacles before building complex medical equipment such as ventilators, and it is not clear how long it will take to complete.
I hope they can take practical actions to fight the virus as soon as possible, just like the China government and China automobile manufacturers.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.