After announcing measures to protect the safety of its employees and their families, including collective vacations and the shutdown of all factories in Brazil, Toyota announced the donation of four Hilux vehicles adapted to ambulances, in addition to 30 thousand bottles of alcohol gel to the Government of the State of São Paulo through the Toyota Foundation of Brazil. Check out all the actions carried out by the company:
- Donation of four ambulances (adapted Hilux)
- Donation of 30 thousand bottles of alcohol gel
- Participation in task force to recover respirators
The initiative aims to support the fight against the new coronavirus at this difficult time for the Brazilian population, contributing to the mobility of patients and other healthcare professionals, in addition to leaving a legacy for the State.
In parallel, Toyota and other automakers are negotiating with the Ministry of Economy, Senai and the Brazilian Association of Clinical Engineering to join forces and repair artificial respirators that will be able to supply the Unified Health System and intensive care units (ICU). At this time, the companies and partners involved are working on defining processes for collecting, cleaning, maintaining and testing the equipment, as well as specific training for the professionals who will work on this work.
Toyota do Brasil Ltda. has four production units in the cities of Indaiatuba, Sorocaba, Porto Feliz and São Bernardo do Campo, in the state of São Paulo. The city is also home to an Applied Research Center and a Design Center. The company also has three vehicle distribution centers in Guaíba (RS), Vitória (ES) and Suape (PE), a parts distribution center in Votorantim (SP), a representative office in Brasília (DF), and over 6,000 employees. Founded in 1937, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of passenger and commercial vehicles. With production in 28 countries and regions and sales in over 160 countries, the company owns the Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino brands. Toyota is listed on the Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo stock exchanges in Japan, New York (USA) and London (UK) and currently employs over 344,000 people worldwide. More information is available on the websites http://www.toyota-global.com/ It is http://www.toyota.com.br or http://www.facebook.com.br/toyotadobrasil.
About Toyota Foundation of Brazil
The Toyota Foundation of Brazil was created 10 years ago to work on environmental conservation and citizen education. In addition to the Blue Macaw Project, which removed the species from the Brazilian list of endangered species, the Toyota Foundation of Brazil has sponsored the Toyota APA Costa dos Corais Project since 2011, in partnership with the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), part of the federal government. In the Southeast, the organization is developing the Águas da Mantiqueira project, a biodiversity conservation research project focused on the orderly use of river basins in the Serra da Mantiqueira.
In the area of education, the Toyota Foundation of Brazil applies a methodology exclusive to the automaker in public bodies and NGOs in order to reduce the consumption of natural resources in the cities that are part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas and Sorocaba through the Ambientação project.
For more information, visit the Toyota Foundation of Brazil website http://www.fundacaotoyotadobrasil.org.br.
Press Information
Toyota do Brasil – Communications Department
Rafael Borges – Press Officer (11) 4390-4177 – raborges@toyota.com.br
Leandro Volcov – (11) 4390-4094 – lvolcov@toyota.com.br
Toyota do Brasil – Request for vehicles for testing
Danielle Morim – (11) 4390-5720 – dmorim@toyota.com.br
RPMA Communication
Fernando Irribarra – (11) 97418-3710
fernando.irribarra@rpmacomunicacao.com.br
Tamyres Scholler – (11) 99512-5836
tamyres.scholler@rpmacomunicacao.com.br
Allan Carneiro – (11) 97223-9581
Tel.: 11 5501-4655
http://www.rpmacomunicacao.com.br
Press Information | Toyota Foundation of Brazil
Thais Rebequi – Public Relations – trebequi.blues@toyota.com.br
TECERE | Communication Management
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Dani Massone – danieli@tecere.com.br
