Automobile companies’ battle against the epidemic Part 2: Look at the strength of the six leading Chinese brands

Foreword

The "new crown" strikes, and the whole people fight against the "epidemic". A large number of companies in the automotive industry are joining the battle.

According to incomplete statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, as of February 2, various companies in the automotive industry have donated a total of more than 1 billion yuan to fight the "new crown". "Big companies bear big responsibilities, and big brands should have big responsibilities." In the face of major epidemics, mainstream automobile groups have fulfilled their corporate social responsibilities with strong actions and become an active, rational, and pragmatic force in the fight against the epidemic. energy.

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers has always paid close attention to and taken active actions. Adhering to the association's purpose of supporting and serving the automobile industry, making an authoritative voice of the automobile industry to the society, and leading and promoting the healthy development of the industry, the association, together with its sole sponsor media "Automobile Zongheng", launched a special plan and interview for "Automobile Enterprises Fight the Epidemic" A series of mainstream car companies that have fulfilled their social responsibilities, taken action, and are representative in the fight against the epidemic have presented their thoughts and actions in this battle against the epidemic, hoping that in the face of the uncertainty caused by the epidemic, In an environment of mixed emotions and public opinions, we should inspire confidence in the industry and society, strengthen our belief in victory, share enlightenment that is beneficial to the development of the industry, convey the positive energy of the automotive industry, and help industry colleagues and people from all walks of life work together to win this epidemic prevention Fighting.

In the previous report, the heads of the six central automobile state-owned enterprises and state-owned enterprises, including SAIC, FAW, Dongfeng, Changan, BAIC, and GAC, took the lead in making the strongest voice in the automotive industry’s fight against the epidemic and gained recognition in the industry. received widespread attention and positive responses. In this issue, we focus on 6 mainstream Chinese brand car companies - Geely, Great Wall, Brilliance, Chery, BYD, and JAC. Among them are excellent private enterprises and large local state-owned enterprises. They are not only the main force of Chinese brand cars, but also have become the most powerful force in the automobile industry's battle against the epidemic during this special period.

Li Shufu, Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.:

The fight against the epidemic is a national action. Wherever there is an epidemic, there is the main battlefield

January On the 27th, the country's top leader issued an important instruction to "rely on the people and resolutely win the battle against the epidemic", pointing out the direction for the current epidemic prevention and control work and providing a way to follow it.

Geely Holding Group regards epidemic prevention and control as its current top priority. Facing the current severe epidemic prevention situation, Geely Holding Group, in accordance with the State Council's extension of the Spring Festival holiday and the relevant requirements of various local governments, combined with the actual operating conditions of the group, has implemented a mechanism for employees to return to work in batches, and has implemented various epidemic prevention measures such as disinfection in various areas. Protecting the health and safety of employees comes first.

At the same time, Geely actively fulfills its corporate social responsibilities. On January 28, Geely Holding Group joined hands with the Li Shufu Charity Foundation to set up a special fund of 200 million yuan for the prevention and control of the new pneumonia epidemic to support the epidemic prevention and control work in Hubei, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Henan and other areas with serious new pneumonia epidemics across the country.

This special fund will purchase urgently needed epidemic medical supplies such as masks, disinfectants, goggles, and ventilators based on the actual needs of severely affected areas across the country; support the construction of temporary hospitals in epidemic areas; and provide support for those fighting in the fight against the epidemic. Medical staff, soldiers, construction workers, journalists and volunteers on the front line of the epidemic provide necessary help and support. At the same time, support the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other institutions in developing vaccines and curative drugs for new viruses such as the new coronavirus, as well as longer-term public health and safety information science work.

In addition, the group and its brands such as Geely, Lynk & Co, Volvo, Polestar, Geometry, Lotus, and Long-range commercial vehicles have all taken action.

On January 30, Geely Holdings donated 50 Jiaji MPVs to the "Wuhan New Coronavirus Prevention and Control Headquarters"; recently, it donated 34 Jiajis to Guiyang, Xi'an, Taizhou and other places. It is used by local COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters as emergency vehicles.

On January 31, Volvo Cars announced the establishment of a special fund to fight the new coronavirus. The first batch of 1 million donations will be used to support the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center’s research on the pathogenesis and clinical research of the new coronavirus. Treatment research, vaccine research and development, and development of related drugs. At the same time, Volvo Cars will also donate RMB 10 million in emergency medical supplies and equipment to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and some Shanghai tertiary hospitals.

Geely Holding Group has also made full use of the efficiency and convenience advantages of Geely's offices around the world to raise funds to purchase urgently needed medical supplies for epidemic prevention and control in countries and regions such as Sweden, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, and has responded to the severe domestic epidemic. region to support.

In the face of the epidemic, Geely is not a bystander. The epidemic requires isolation, but it never isolates love and action.

Cao Cao Travel spontaneously established an emergency prevention and control support fleet in Wuhan and became a "retrograde" in the epidemic. Provide free home services such as meal delivery, vegetable delivery, and medicine delivery to residents who have difficulty living in various communities in Wuhan. Those who voluntarily joined this brave "emergency prevention and control support fleet" were hundreds of ordinary Cao Cao drivers. They went against the grain, using their arms and wheels to prepare powerful motors for emergency travel in the city.

United as one, come on China! All Geely people are paying close attention to the development of the epidemic at any time. We are willing to work with the people of the country as one to help each other, overcome the difficulties, and resolutely win this tough battle that has no smoke but life and death.

Chairman of Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd.? Wei Jianjun:

We must work together to overcome difficulties and build a "Great Wall" to fight the epidemic

The epidemic is severe. Only by working together can we overcome difficulties.

In the face of the sudden new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the first thing to do is to fully support the country and support epidemic prevention and control. This is our unshirkable responsibility.

At the moment of the epidemic, our first priority is to fully cooperate in the prevention and control of the epidemic. To help overcome the epidemic as soon as possible, Great Wall Motors has donated RMB 5 million to the Hubei Charity Federation and will also donate 10 Great Wall pickup trucks to support epidemic prevention work. At the same time, Great Wall Motors issued an emergency mobilization notice to all factories, R&D institutions, dealers, and suppliers around the world, requiring all units to adapt to local conditions and the actual situation of each place to do a good job in preventing the new coronavirus and contribute to defeating the epidemic as soon as possible.

Oule Travel, a subsidiary of Great Wall, took the initiative to fight and established the "Oule Travel Emergency Support Fleet to Fight the Epidemic" to provide convenient transportation service guarantees for medical personnel and headquarters, and to cooperate with the competent authorities to comprehensively win the fight against the epidemic. Fight hard.

This epidemic is an arduous battle for society, industry and enterprises. The most effective thing at present is to treat it rationally and respond in multiple dimensions. In this regard, Great Wall Motors strictly abides by the epidemic prevention and control notices issued by the country and various provinces to arrange the resumption time, pays attention to ensuring the health of employees, does a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and at the same time strives to prevent upstream and downstream risks, and provides dealers with assistance from all aspects. Provide necessary support to suppliers and supplier partners to ensure the stability of the team, supply chain and dealer system.

This is a battle without gunpowder. The "Great Wall people" must act upon orders, shoulder heavy responsibilities bravely, work hard, contribute what they can, and fully support and cooperate with the prevention and control of the epidemic nationwide. "If you can use the strength of everyone, you will be invincible in the world; if you can use the wisdom of everyone, you will be fearless in the saints." Let us work together as one to overcome the difficulties, build the "Great Wall" to fight the epidemic, and win this battle as soon as possible The battle against epidemic prevention and control.

Here, we also extend our highest respect to the medical staff and epidemic prevention workers who are fighting on the front line!

Brilliance Auto Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Party Secretary and Chairman Yan Bingzhe:

Being brave in the face of the epidemic, Brilliance Auto is walking with the people of the country

Faced with the severe epidemic situation, Brilliance Group responded immediately and implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council as well as the specific work arrangements and requirements of the provincial party committee and provincial government. A joint prevention and control command and coordination organization headed by the main leaders of the group has been established to keep a close eye on key links, strictly clarify responsibilities, and fully implement the prevention and control tasks of the group and its affiliated enterprises. Party organizations at all levels and party members have given full play to their role as fighting fortresses and vanguards. Establish a comprehensive investigation mechanism and implement a zero-reporting system every day. Enable remote conference system to ensure smooth flow of command and coordination information. Establish an emergency procurement working group to urgently purchase and deploy various epidemic prevention materials, organize professionals to participate in prevention and control guidance and service work, and effectively ensure epidemic prevention safety.

At the same time, Brilliance Group actively fulfilled its social responsibilities and mission as a state-owned enterprise, quickly responded to the call of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and urgently organized the production of 30 negative pressure ambulances to assist the main battlefield in the fight against the epidemic. After receiving the task on New Year's Eve on January 24, the main leaders of the group personally dispatched and commanded from the front, and immediately organized relevant enterprises to resume production.

On January 25, production, procurement, R&D, logistics, after-sales and other links were all in place, overcoming numerous difficulties, working intensively day and night, and making every effort to ensure the completion of national tasks in accordance with time nodes and technical quality requirements. At the same time, the group's special vehicle companies are stepping up production and striving to continuously meet the demand for ambulances on the front lines of epidemic prevention across the country.

The impact of the epidemic on the catering, tourism and other service industries will be transmitted to the consumer demand of the automobile industry to a certain extent. The automobile industry will face greater challenges in 2020. However, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, judging from the current deployment and actual results of fighting the epidemic, we will win soon. After more than 20 years of rapid development, China's automobile industry has accumulated a large number of talents and experience in technology, management, service and other aspects, and has also created a mature team of industrial workers. With the gradual promotion of new travel modes and the economic development of third- and fourth-tier cities, the domestic automobile market still has great growth potential, and overseas markets in “Belt and Road” developing countries such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America will also provide Chinese automobile manufacturing The industry provides broad development space. Brilliance Group will adhere to the development philosophy of "equal emphasis on independent brands and joint venture brands, equal emphasis on vehicle manufacturing and automotive services, equal emphasis on domestic markets and international markets, equal emphasis on increasing revenue and reducing expenditures", stimulate its own momentum through reform and innovation, and empower the world through open cooperation. The industrial chain continues to promote the transformation of enterprises to high-quality development.

The epidemic requires courage. Brilliance Group will adhere to its responsibilities as a state-owned enterprise, work together with the people of the country to fight against the epidemic, and resolutely win the battle against the epidemic! Work together with colleagues in the automotive industry across the country and strive for self-improvement. China's automotive industry has great potential!

Yin Tongyue, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.:

There is no winter that cannot be overcome, and there is no epidemic that cannot be defeated

The epidemic is an order. Prevention and control is responsibility. Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia, Chery Group has acted quickly and established a command group to combat the new coronavirus pneumonia to guide all units to act quickly and deploy strict measures in place, focusing on the three links of "input, treatment and export" of the virus. We have formulated strict measures and plans and strictly implemented them to strictly prevent and fight against the new type of pneumonia and make the greatest efforts to fight the spread of the epidemic.

First, Chery Group requires leading cadres at all levels to understand the general situation and consider the overall situation at important moments, and regard epidemic prevention and control as the current overriding major task. The start-up time is subject to the unified deployment of the government and the needs of fighting the epidemic. After resuming production and work in due course, we must do a good job in safety production and epidemic prevention to ensure that the enterprise becomes a fortress against the epidemic.

Second, we should keep our territory and fulfill our responsibilities, take an active role, and mobilize all employees of Chery Group to participate in the prevention and control battle. Heads of each department must take good care of their own doors, manage their own people, keep abreast of the whereabouts and health conditions of their employees, cooperate with government departments in making relevant registrations, strengthen the publicity and popularization of epidemic prevention and control knowledge, and guide company employees to correctly understand, actively cooperate, and Scientifically participate in epidemic prevention and control, adhere to joint prevention and control, and group prevention and control. Enhance self-protection awareness and improve self-protection capabilities.

Third, we need to work together to fulfill our social responsibilities. Actively carry forward the spirit of "when one party is in trouble, all parties will provide support". We will do whatever the epidemic requires; we will do whatever the people need, and practice corporate social responsibility with practical actions.

In addition to carrying out strict internal prevention and control work, Chery Group also actively leverages its overseas partners and channels to urgently purchase medical supplies urgently needed for epidemic prevention and control in many countries and regions to assist the new coronavirus. Infectious pneumonia epidemic prevention and control. At present, we have purchased 111,860 pairs of N95 protective masks and disposable medical protective masks; 1,200 sets of one-piece protective suits; 11,000 sets of disposable surgical gowns; 1,000 outdoor forehead thermometers; and anti-fog goggles from more than 10 overseas countries. 5,000 pairs; 10,000 pairs of medical sterile gloves, which have been gradually shipped to China and delivered to epidemic areas.

In addition, we are working overtime to produce 20 River negative pressure special ambulances, which will be shipped around February 5 to areas with severe epidemics.

There is no winter that cannot be overcome, and no epidemic that cannot be defeated. Chery Group believes that under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the people of the country, united as one, will be able to overcome the difficulties and achieve an early victory in the fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.

Wang Chuanfu, Chairman and President of BYD Co., Ltd.:

We walk shoulder to shoulder and hold hands "heart by heart" to fully devote ourselves to the fight against the epidemic

During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rat, the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus has affected the hearts of people across the country, as well as the hearts of BYD's more than 200,000 employees around the world. BYD conscientiously studied and implemented the important instructions of the country's top leader, implemented the work arrangements of the Party Central Committee, the State Council and government departments at all levels on strengthening epidemic prevention and control, quickly launched the emergency response mechanism, established the group's epidemic prevention and control emergency team, and mobilized Internal and external resources shoulder the responsibilities of private enterprises, walk shoulder to shoulder with the people of the country, hold hands hand in hand, and devote themselves fully to epidemic prevention and control.

***We will overcome the difficulties, we are together:

Fully support the fight against the epidemic and fulfill our social responsibilities. First, we donated RMB 10 million in love funds immediately to support Hubei's purchase of epidemic prevention materials, carry out epidemic prevention and control work, help front-line medical staff in epidemic prevention and control and local schools to provide prevention and treatment support, and support the families of poor students affected by the epidemic, etc. . The second is to take advantage of the location advantages of BYD's overseas branches, coordinate local resources, and urgently purchase 1 million yuan of N95 masks, epidemic prevention and control materials, to be shipped back to China to support domestic medical and prevention and control material needs. Third, BYD’s wholly-owned and joint ventures Wuhan Lundong, Ati and other travel platforms have called on hundreds of drivers and employees to support the front line, forming a community support fleet and a voluntary emergency response fleet of patrol vehicles to transport medical staff to and from get off work to protect the masses. Emergency travel to efficiently assist Wuhan’s epidemic prevention and control work.

Do a good job in internal prevention and control and build a strong corporate defense line. BYD strictly implements the requirements of party committees and governments at all levels, strengthens the company's internal epidemic prevention management, and always tightens the "safety" string. The company promptly investigates the whereabouts, dynamics and return plans of employees, and manages abnormal personnel; it strengthens epidemic prevention and control management at the base, clarifies the division of labor, formulates measures, sets up isolation areas, and implements them layer by layer; with firm, scientific and strict measures Prevention and control measures are implemented to ensure the safety and order within the enterprise and to build a firm security defense line for the enterprise. BYD runs the industry in a down-to-earth manner and focuses on creation. It insists on improving the earth's ecological environment through continuous and in-depth technological innovation. It uses electric vehicles to control pollution and cloud rails and cloud buses to control congestion, making the sky bluer, the water greener, and people's lives better. healthy.

Maintain development determination and strengthen development confidence. At present, the emergence of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has had a certain impact on the economic development of the industry and the production and operation of enterprises. However, the company believes that this impact is short-term. As the epidemic is controlled and subsided, consumption, production and operations will gradually resume. my country's long-term economic trend of improvement and stability has not changed, and the trend of the industrial chain moving towards the middle and high end of the value chain has not changed. Change. BYD combines the development situation of various industrial parks across the country, strictly follows the regulations and arrangements for resumption of work in various places, and on the basis of epidemic prevention and control, timely adjusts the production and operation plan, makes every effort to connect the upstream and downstream industrial chains, and stabilizes industrial development and market expectations. .

Currently, our country is in a critical period of epidemic prevention and control, with heavy responsibilities and arduous tasks. The more serious the epidemic is, the more we must concentrate our efforts; the more arduous the task, the more we must move forward; the more serious the responsibility, the more we must demonstrate corporate responsibility. BYD will follow the requirements of firm confidence, solidarity, scientific prevention, and precise policy implementation. While doing its best to carry out emergency management of internal epidemic prevention and control, BYD will unite with the people across the country and do its best as an enterprise. We are united as one, united and determined. Win the battle against epidemic prevention and control.

Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd.? Anjin:

We are united to meet the challenge and fight the epidemic with unity

Pneumonia infected by the new coronavirus The epidemic is affecting the hearts of people across the country. JAC Motors continues to pay attention to the development of the epidemic, fully supports epidemic prevention and control, and contributes to the fight against the epidemic.

Perform epidemic prevention and control responsibilities to ensure the health and safety of employees. JAC Motors resolutely implements the various work deployment requirements for epidemic prevention and control issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Party Committee, and puts the safety and health of its employees first. We quickly set up a leading group for epidemic prevention and control, held a special meeting on epidemic prevention and control, made careful arrangements within the company, and carried out various prevention and control tasks in detail to ensure scientific and effective epidemic prevention and control.

Use the professional capabilities of automobile companies to support the front lines of epidemic prevention and control. On the eve of the Spring Festival, the epidemic spread. On January 29, JAC donated 10 million yuan in cash through the Wuhan Red Cross Society to assist Wuhan in preventing and controlling the epidemic.

JAC's branches, subsidiaries and all its brand dealers' 4S stores across the country are also actively participating in epidemic prevention and control in accordance with local government requirements.

On January 30, JAC responded to the call from the Hefei Emergency Headquarters and dispatched a professional emergency fleet. After receiving temperature checks and safety training from medical staff, 9 drivers and 1 team leader transported 300 tons of fresh vegetables donated by Hefei City to Wuhan in a timely manner.

At the same time, Jianghuai Automobile's car enthusiasts clubs in many places launched actions to call on car enthusiasts to join the ranks of volunteers to fight the epidemic and transport various support materials to the epidemic areas. Personnel from JAC's local offices are also fully cooperating to provide necessary support and protection for car owners fighting the epidemic.

We work together to meet challenges and ensure the vitality of corporate operations. Under the deployment requirements of the company's epidemic prevention and control leading group, JAC will insist on putting the safety and health of employees first, abide by relevant regulations, do a good job in connecting production and sales, rationally arrange production and operations, and make detailed arrangements based on actual conditions. Prevention and control measures. Timely grasp the situation of production and supply, market demand, logistics and shipment, and company inventory to ensure the vitality of business operations. At the same time, in line with the concept of customer-respecting management, we deeply care about the health and safety of our users.

The virus is ruthless, but there is love in the world. We firmly believe that as long as we work together as one, we will be able to win the battle against the epidemic as soon as possible!

Zongheng Quick Review

Good at planning and resolving difficulties, bravely rescuing people from difficult times; with all of us fighting, we will not be able to overcome them!

The current epidemic has made things worse for Chinese brand car companies. In recent years, under the combined influence of multiple complex factors at home and abroad, especially in the field of passenger cars, the market share of Chinese brand cars has continued to decline, falling to 39.2% in 2019, another decrease of 2.9 percentage points. Moreover, on the one hand, the current mainstream Chinese brand car companies are facing the challenge of upgrading and transformation. On the other hand, many companies are in the process of globalization strategies and have or are establishing global design, R&D, production, supply chain and marketing systems. With a large scale, numerous personnel, and complex composition, the sudden outbreak of the epidemic has made the challenges faced by Chinese brands more severe. There is no doubt that the pressure is greater.

However, we have seen that in this battle against the epidemic, Chinese brand car companies have not been absent because of greater difficulties. They are not only courageous to take on responsibilities, but also better at taking on them, efficient, pragmatic and devoted. They creatively turned the global system into a channel for global procurement of scarce materials and support for domestic use; the national dealer network became a stronghold for supporting various places and exchanging needed goods; travel companies became a pick-up and drop-off fleet for front-line epidemic prevention personnel; through the company's inherent We have a strict organizational management system, strive to manage hundreds of thousands of people without causing chaos, and urgently and effectively mobilize the required manpower to participate in production or services. The strong management, organization and layout capabilities of mainstream Chinese brand automobile groups have played an irreplaceable and incomparable important role in many industries in this special battle, and have also demonstrated the responsibility and responsibility of national brands. We also see the family and country sentiments and strong vitality of Chinese brand cars, which is the hope and future of a powerful automobile country.

Be unremitting in the inside, forget about the outside, and fight with all of us, we will not defeat it day by day!

Come on Chinese cars! Come on Wuhan! Come on, China!

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.