The way to start 2020 must be wrong. In just one month, we witnessed a fire in Australia killing nearly 500 million animals; the worst locust plague in 25 years is spreading in East Africa, estimated to be about 360 billion locusts are raging and eating food; pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus breaks out in Wuhan, and a megacity with a population of more than 10 million is facing a severe test.
In the face of the epidemic, when one side is in trouble, support comes from all sides. Wuhan is not alone!
In the automotive field, some car companies are taking actions to support Wuhan. According to incomplete statistics, these car companies include: Dongfeng Motor, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Guangzhou Automobile Group, FAW-Volkswagen Group, China FAW, SAIC Maxus, Beiqi Foton, etc.
●?Dongfeng Motor
On the evening of January 23, Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfeng Company") made an emergency decision to donate RMB 10 million to the Wuhan Charity Federation. , fight against the new pneumonia epidemic. In addition, Dongfeng will continue to provide necessary assistance and support based on social needs to help win this war without smoke as soon as possible.
From 12:00 noon on January 24, online taxi-hailing operations in Wuhan will cease. After Dongfeng Travel suspended its online ride-hailing business in Wuhan, 300 Dongfeng Travel drivers signed up to form an emergency fleet to provide transportation services for medical staff. In addition to Dongfeng Travel, thousands of taxis have also been recruited across Wuhan to provide community emergency services to citizens.
On January 26, Dongfeng and its subsidiaries donated another 26 million yuan to Hubei. Among them, Dongfeng Company donated RMB 10 million to Shiyan Charity Federation and Xiangyang Red Cross respectively to support the governments of the two places in fighting the new coronavirus epidemic; its subsidiaries Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. and Dongfeng Honda Motor Co., Ltd., through the Dongfeng Charity Foundation, respectively Donated RMB 3 million to Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone (Hannan District) for medical assistance for epidemic prevention and control in the jurisdiction. So far, Dongfeng has donated a total of 36 million yuan to Hubei.
●?BMW Motors
On January 26, ?BMW (China) Automobile Trading Co., Ltd. and BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., Ltd. decided to use the China Charity Federation BMW Love Fund. An urgent donation of RMB 5 million was made to the Hubei Provincial Charity Federation to fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hubei Province, especially Wuhan City. The donation will be mainly used to fund urgently needed supplies such as masks, protective clothing, and face shields and related treatment work in Hubei Province, especially in Wuhan.
●? Mercedes-Benz Cars
On January 26, Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales and Service Co., Ltd. and Beijing Benz Cars Co., Ltd., together with their dealer partners, announced today that through China Youth Development Foundation Mercedes-Benz Star Wish Fund donated 10 million yuan in love funds. Under the guidance of the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as well as the assistance of the China Youth Development Foundation and the Hubei Youth Development Foundation, To support the nationwide pneumonia epidemic prevention and control work. The donated funds will be mainly used to equip hospitals in Wuhan and other provinces and cities with severe epidemics in the country to equip medical supplies such as masks, goggles, protective clothing and test kits. At the same time, they will reward medical staff with outstanding contributions and support sick teenagers from needy families. wait.
●? GAC Group
On January 26, GAC Group announced that it would donate 5 million yuan to support the epidemic in Wuhan with GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC Passenger Vehicle and other companies. Fight the epidemic.
Among them, 2 million yuan in cash from GAC Group Headquarters and 1 million yuan in cash from GAC Honda will be donated to the Wuhan Charity Federation through the Guangzhou Charity Association, and will be uniformly allocated and used by the Wuhan COVID-19 Prevention and Control Headquarters to make overall arrangements for the purchase of urgently needed supplies. Protective and medical supplies; GAC Toyota donated 1 million yuan in cash to the Hubei Red Cross Society through the China Red Cross Foundation GAC Toyota Charity Fund, and plans to use it to purchase urgently needed protective clothing, goggles, masks and other medical supplies. consumables to protect frontline medical staff and support frontline volunteers; GAC Passenger Cars will also donate a new generation Trumpchi GA6 sedan worth 1 million yuan to the Wuhan Charity Federation through the Guangzhou Charity Federation, which is sponsored by Wuhan New Coronavirus Prevention and Control The headquarters will allocate and use them uniformly.
●? FAW-Volkswagen
On January 27, FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. collaborated with its three major brands of Volkswagen, Audi and Jetta to donate 6 million yuan to areas affected by the epidemic. To combat the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection.
This donation will be mainly used to purchase medicines, medical equipment and other medical supplies for severely affected areas in Wuhan and other provinces and cities across the country, and to support related efforts to fight the epidemic. Donations will be assisted by national charity foundations. FAW-Volkswagen will continue to pay attention to epidemic prevention and control and provide timely and strong support in the fight against the epidemic.
●?China FAW
On January 27, China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: China FAW) announced the launch of emergency measures to fully support Wuhan in fighting the epidemic. China FAW, together with its subsidiaries FAW-Volkswagen and FAW Toyota, donated 17 million yuan in cash to support the prevention and control of the new coronavirus infection nationwide, especially in Wuhan. Among them, China FAW donated 10 million yuan, FAW-Volkswagen donated 6 million yuan, and FAW Toyota donated 1 million yuan. Donations will be carried out through a national charity foundation.
It is understood that the donated funds will be mainly used to purchase medicines, medical equipment, test kits, masks, goggles, protective clothing and other medical supplies for severely affected areas in Wuhan and other provinces and cities across the country; Reward medical staff and needy families who have made outstanding contributions with "emergency relief" subsidies, etc.; 5 million yuan of which will be used to provide epidemic prevention and control command and epidemic prevention emergency support vehicles to Wuhan and provinces and cities with severe epidemics.
It is also understood that FAW Travel Company, a subsidiary of China FAW, has organized a special love fleet and will provide corresponding travel services to medical staff and citizens in accordance with the needs of Wuhan City. In addition, if the cities covered by "FAW Travel" business adopt traffic control measures due to epidemic prevention and control, "FAW Travel" will organize a "special love fleet", which will be dispatched and used by the local government.
●?SAIC Maxus
In order to provide material support for the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection, on January 25, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a production order to SAIC Maxus Automobile Co., Ltd. The task of 60 negative pressure ambulances was coordinated by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology. It is understood that these 60 negative pressure ambulances will be produced before February 5 and will then be provided to key areas.
●? Beiqi Foton
In order to provide material support for the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus infection, on January 25, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a directive to Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. The task of producing 25 negative pressure ambulances was coordinated by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology. It is understood that this batch of vehicles will be produced before February 5 and will then be provided to key areas.
Come on Wuhan! Come on, China!
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