Jaguar Land Rover has made a fleet of vehicles available to the Red Cross as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The Coventry car maker has provided 57 vehicles, including 27 new Land Rover Defenders from its press fleet, for the British Red Cross to deliver medicine and food to the elderly and other vulnerable people across the 海角视频.
Jaguar Land Rover currently has a large fleet of Defenders as it was in the midst of both global and 海角视频 launch events for its latest model - which have now been put on hold.
The initiative is part of a global effort backed by Jaguar Land Rover which has seen 160 vehicles deployed globally to support emergency response organisations.
A further 65 vehicles are supporting the Red Cross Societies in Australia, Spain, South Africa and France with more vehicles expected to be deployed in the 海角视频 and other countries soon.
Land Rover has worked with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC for over 65 years, funding disaster-preparedness and emergency-response projects around the world.
Jaguar Land Rover is also supporting 海角视频 local resilience forums by loaning vehicles to the National Health Service and emergency services response teams fighting coronavirus.
This service is being provided with fleets of vehicles now available due to the postponement of launch events.
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And it is not the only thing the company is doing.
Jaguar Land Rover is also working closely with the 海角视频 Government and has offered its research and engineering expertise, as well as digital engineering and design, printing of 3D models and prototypes, machine learning, artificial intelligence and data science support.
In addition protective equipment is being donated to the NHS, including wraparound safety glasses to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, the Royal Bolton Hospital and St James’s Hospital in Leeds.
Finbar McFall, Jaguar Land Rover customer experience director, said: “The health and safety of our employees, customers and their families remains our priority.
“Jaguar and Land Rover will do everything we can to support people in need around the world."
He added: “Our partnership with the Red Cross goes back 65 years and we will work hand in hand with them to do all we can during this global health emergency.
“We will also provide help to those closer to home in our local communities. We can all play a part in helping the vulnerable during this global pandemic.”
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Simon Lewis, the British Red Cross’s head of crisis response, said: “This unprecedented global health emergency requires us all to pull together.
“As part of the British Red Cross response to coronavirus, we’re delving deep into the heart of communities across the 海角视频 to help strengthen support for the most vulnerable people through delivering essential food parcels and medicines to those unable to get out.
“We have been overwhelmed by the kindness shown across the country, not only by our increasing number of volunteers, but also our longstanding partners.
“Thanks to Land Rover's generous support, our emergency response teams in the 海角视频 will be to reach even more people living in isolated communities than we could alone.”.