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The sudden novel coronavirus epidemic made the 2020 Spring Festival unusual. At a time when people across the country are making concerted efforts to prevent and control the novel coronavirus epidemic, a number of car companies are involved in the campaign to end the New year's "uninvited guests" as soon as possible through donations and material donations.

Great Wall Motor decided to donate 5 million yuan to the Hubei Provincial Charity Federation to support the prevention and control of pneumonia infected by novel coronavirus, Great Wall Motor said on its official Weibo account on January 28.

In addition to Great Wall Motor, several car companies have also announced relevant anti-epidemic donation measures. Among them, BYD Motor decided to donate RMB 10 million to the Hubei Provincial Charity Federation through the BYD Charity Foundation to support the prevention and control of novel coronavirus's pneumonia.

Geely Group, together with Li Shufu Public Welfare Fund, set up a 200 million yuan special fund to assist the prevention and control of new types of pneumonia to join in this common "war plague".

Jaguar Land Rover announced that Jaguar Land Rover China and Chery Jaguar Land Rover will jointly donate 8 million yuan to support the prevention and control of the epidemic in Hubei, paying tribute to the health care workers who are fighting on the front line of epidemic prevention and control.

Hyundai Motor Group, together with Dongfeng Yueda Kia and other subsidiaries in China, donated 5 million yuan worth of medical supplies, and donated 10 million yuan in cash to the Hubei Red Cross Society for ward operation, manpower support, medical facilities and other materials procurement.

In order to help contain the epidemic at an early date, Chery Holdings Group decided to donate 10 million yuan, including the provision of cash, special ambulance vehicles, medical protective masks, protective clothing, goggles and other medical protective materials, which are mainly used to support areas with more serious epidemic conditions, such as Hubei.

The new force of car building is not to be outdone! Xilai Automobile said it is stepping up the purchase of 300000 yuan of medical supplies, including masks, medical caps and surgical clothes, and contacted the Wuhan Charity Federation through Wuhan riders, which will be distributed to major hospitals as needed.

Xiaopeng Motor decided to donate 3 million yuan worth of materials (mainly protective clothing, goggles, masks, etc.) to Wuhan and other medical institutions to support front-line epidemic prevention work. At the same time, vehicles will be donated to local hospitals in Wuhan and free travel services will be provided for designated hospitals in Guangzhou to facilitate the rapid travel of medical and scientific research workers.

Naha Automobile, also a new force in car building, is doing its part. Nahu Automobile will donate 1 million yuan to support the prevention and control of COVID-19 's epidemic.

In order to ensure fast traffic during the pneumonia epidemic, Tesla, the leader of electric cars in the United States, Tesla today opened the overcharging of all vehicles for free charging until the epidemic is lifted.

Yongda Group, as the first car dealer to participate in the fight against the epidemic, Yongda Public Welfare Foundation donated 10 million yuan to establish a special fund for "fighting novel coronavirus" through the Shanghai Charitable Foundation.

In addition, the State Council announced on January 27th that the Spring Festival holiday would be extended to February 2 in order to strengthen the prevention and control of novel coronavirus's epidemic situation. In order to respond positively to the national call, a number of car companies delayed the resumption of work and adopted relevant measures to curb the spread of the epidemic.

Although the sales volume of China's automobile market fell 8.2% in 2019 compared with the same period last year, in the face of the sudden epidemic, Chinese and foreign automobile manufacturers have helped one after another. according to incomplete statistics, as of the evening of January 28, the delayed Wuhan epidemic includes Geely, Dongfeng, BYD, Great Wall, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Xiaopeng, General Motors, Hyundai and nearly 30 car brands. Related auto parts suppliers include Ningde Times, Michelin, Tuhu car maintenance in the automotive service market and distributor Yongda Automobile Group.

At a time when the epidemic is raging, a number of car companies have contributed their part to the fight against the epidemic in various ways, and they have the money to contribute powerfully, regardless of the strength, to be able to work together to restore social stability as soon as possible. This is the most important thing!

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