As governments work to fight the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, automakers are figuring out how they can pitch in to do their part.
Autocar first reported on Monday that the UK government has contacted various automakers with manufacturing capabilities in the country to ask for assistance in producing ventilators, medical machines that help patients breathe. Ford, Honda and Toyota each confirmed with the publication the government had been in contact over ventilator production.
Honda and Toyota did not immediately return Roadshow's request for comment, but a Ford of Britain representative confirmed the government has been in contact with the automaker and said, "Ford has received the ventilator specification from the government and is considering production feasibility."
