Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has deployed a total fo 362 vehicles across the globe to assist in the emergency response for coronavirus pandemic. A fleet of 15 Jaguar F-Pace has been provided to support the UK’s ‘Help NHS Heroes’ initiative delivering food and essentials to NHS frontline staff, carers and their families.
In South Africa, the Jaguar Land Rover team has partnered with the South African Red Cross and the Minnie Dlamini Foundation to deliver more than 2,400 food packs to those most vulnerable in their society – enough to last a month – as part of the Feeding South Africa Together initiative.
Jaguar Land Rover is also working closely with the UK 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.
Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle loans in detail:
UK – 227 (164 to British Red Cross, 63 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 – 3 to Brazilian Red Cross
Canada – 2 to support local charity in delivering personal protective equipment
Italy – 5 to Italian Red Cross
The Netherlands – 3 to Dutch Red Cross
Russia – 21 to LIZA Alert Foundation
Germany – 16 to local health and social organisations
Belgium and Belux – 3 to Food Bank of Brussels-Brabant and Solidarité Grands Froids
Switzerland – 10 to Swiss Red Cross
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Finland – 2 to Finnish Red Cross
Bulgaria – 3 to Bulgarian Red Cross
Portugal – 2 to Portuguese Red Cross
Lithuania – 2 to a local food bank charity
Greece – 3 to local charities supporting vulnerable individuals
Austria – 3 with the Austrian Red Cross