Throughout our history, Ford has always answered the call for help when needed and that legacy has continued during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the coronavirus crisis.

We moved quickly to keep our people safe, by closing production sites around the world, using technology to enable 115,000 employees to continue their work remotely, and implementing programs to support colleagues’ physical, mental and emotional health.

We have also been using our design expertise, manufacturing capacity and vehicle parts to help produce vital ventilators and respirators, and personal protective equipment such as face masks, face shields and medical gowns.

Our return-to-work playbook for China, Europe and the United States, with amended safety requirements and restructured roles, is being extended to other regions as we restart our operations more widely.