Ford and GM say they're assessing whether they can retool their plants to manufacture critical medical equipment, like ventilators, that will be in short supply as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.
"We are currently doing an internal study to understand the needs and capabilities and how we maybe able to help during this crisis," Jeannine Ginivan,Rachel McCleery, a Ford spokeswoman, said the company"stands ready to help the [Trump] administration in any way we can, including the possibility of producing ventilators and other equipment."
She said Ford has had preliminary talks with the U.S. and U.K. governments"looking into the feasibility. It's vital that we all pull together to help the country weather this crisis and come out the other side stronger than ever."their North American plants to protect workers from the spread of the coronavirus. Plants will not reopen until the end of March at the earliest.
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