On February 12, BMW China and BMW Brilliance announced that they would donate a further RMB 25 million to the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in Chinese society. The donation was donated to the China Population Welfare Foundation through the Health Angels-Health Volunteer Action, which is used to purchase urgently needed medical equipment such as monitors, non-invasive ventilators, etc. in hospitals in Wuhan City, Hubei Province and other cities and prefectures; Opened the first national psychological counseling hotline, dedicated to serving the brave medical staff, patients and volunteers who are fighting on the frontline of the national anti-epidemic.
Mr. Gao Le, President and CEO of BMW Group Greater China, and Dr. Wei Lande, President and CEO of BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., Ltd., jointly stated: “All employees of BMW companies in China, dealers and partners across the country would like to express our gratitude to those who take risks every day. I would like to pay the highest respect to the medical staff who are protecting us at the risk of their lives and fighting hard on the front line of the epidemic! They are doing extraordinary things, and they are heroes in the retrograde fight against the epidemic. As a member of Chinese society, we would like to express our sincere respect to They pay tribute, and we are with the Chinese people! We firmly believe that the Chinese people will successfully cope with this unprecedented severe challenge. We firmly believe that the Chinese government and all sectors of Chinese society are united in the fight against the epidemic, and this great country will surely overcome the epidemic. “
Following the first donation made on January 26 as a crisis response measure, BMW China and BMW Brilliance implemented the second donation this time, fully considering the need to support medical staff in successfully fighting the epidemic. The donation will be donated to the China Population Welfare Foundation. On the one hand, it will be used to purchase medical equipment such as monitors and non-invasive ventilators that are urgently needed by the anti-epidemic hospitals in Wuhan and other cities and prefectures in Hubei; on the other hand, the money will be used to establish The first nationwide psychological counseling hotline for medical staff, patients and volunteers fighting on the frontline of the epidemic, providing professional psychological counseling, psychological counseling and other humanistic care for medical staff fighting on the front line.
In addition to proactively providing further anti-epidemic measures for BMW employees, BMW China and BMW Brilliance will closely follow the development of Chinese society’s fight against the epidemic and will continue to make contributions to Chinese society.
