Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle loans in detail:
- UK – 210 (164 to British Red Cross, 46 to other frontline services)
- Spain – 18 to Spanish Red Cross
- Australia – 28 to Australian Red Cross
- South Africa – 11 to South African Red Cross
- Brazil – 7 to Brazilian Red Cross
- Canada – 2 to support local charity in delivering PPE
- Italy – 5 to Italian Red Cross
- The Netherlands – 3 to Dutch Red Cross
- Russia – 21 to LIZA Alert Foundation
- Germany – 4 to local charities Tafel Niederberg and Tafel Offenbach delivering food and medical supplies
- Belgium and Belux – 3 to Food Bank of Brussels-Brabant and Solidarité Grands Froids
Jaguar Land Rover engineering and community efforts globally:
- We have offered our research and engineering expertise, as well as digital engineering and design, printing of 3D models and prototypes, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and data science support
- We are working closely with the UK government to provide our support and expertise in these unprecedented times. We have formally registered in response to the government’s call to action for business support in combating the impact of coronavirus in the UK
- Personal protective equipment has been donated to NHS trusts including wraparound safety glasses to hospitals across the UK to protect health professional on the frontline
- Jaguar Land Rover supports thousands of our employees with volunteering as part of our responsible business strategy. Where possible, we are encouraging our employees to get involved with national and local community efforts to support the vulnerable and in need, including the NHS call for volunteer responders in the UK
In China:
- Jaguar Land Rover China and Chery JLR were one of the first automotive companies to make a significant donation to the Hubei Charity Federation. The funds were used to procure urgently needed medical and living materials for medical personnel, volunteers and residents in Wuhan and other severely affected regions of Hubei Province. A further donation will go to children whose families are suffering poverty due to Covid-19
- Jaguar Land Rover China was the first automotive company in China to focus on youth epidemic prevention education. Jaguar Land Rover China and China Soong Ching Ling Foundati[CSCLF] will jointly launch a new programme focusing on the construction of epidemic prevention facilities, youth epidemic prevention education and youth counselling, to further raise the overall awareness of and capabilities in epidemic diseases prevention and control among children and youths in severely affected regions of China
In Slovakia:
- Jaguar Land Rover Slovakia has donated hundreds of masks and protective clothing to two major hospitals in Nitra – the Special Hospital of St Svorad which has a focus on respiratory diseases and the central Nitra Faculty Hospital
Land Rover and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Worked together for over 65 years, helping communities prepare and respond to emergencies with disaster-preparedness projects around the world.
- Through its partnership with the British Red Cross, Land Rover has also helped fund emergency relief efforts through the Disaster Relief Alliance, which supports community resilience programmes in the UK and around the world, providing financial assistance immediately when disaster hits – including coronavirus. The British Red Cross has already given £200,000 to support Asian countries severely affected by the pandemic
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