Inside Ford And GM’s Manufacturing Of Lifesaving Ventilators For The Pandemic
In mid-March as the coronavirus was spreading across America and states were sending all but essential workers home, Ford CEO Jim Hackett shuttered the company’s 30 North American auto plants. On the phone with White House staff to talk about the impact of the pandemic on the industry, Hackett blurted out: “Who knows, maybe we should be making ventilators?”