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With shelter-in-place orders enacted across the country, people are driving less (or not at all) and only using their vehicles for essential outings. However, once things return to the “new normal,” vehicles need to be ready to transport drivers and passengers wherever they need to go, especially as people look to reunite with loved ones.

With shelter-in-place orders enacted across the country, people are driving less (or not at all) and only using their vehicles for essential outings. However, once things return to the “new normal,” vehicles need to be ready to transport drivers and passengers wherever they need to go, especially as people look to reunite with loved ones.

Today, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) confirmed it will begin a systematic orderly suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions, to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will last until at least March 30. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that.

GM and Ventec Life Systems, in cooperation with StopTheSpread.org, the nation’s coordinated private sector response to the COVID-19, are collaborating to enable Ventec to increase production of its respiratory care products to support the growing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ventec will leverage GM’s logistics, purchasing and manufacturing expertise to build more of their critically…