In the spring of the year of Geng Zi, the widespread outbreak of the Covid-19 occurred across the country. In respond to the epidemic, CIMC Vehicles （1839.HK）, a top-performing company in the semi-trailer industry, strived to assume the responsibility for full implementation of various requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and right balance between epidemic prevention and control and resumption of work and production. By making full use of its strength in global operation, it mobilized various resources to support the front line against the virus. It will resolutely win the fight against the epidemic prevention and control by adopting "two-way" efforts.

Aiding construction team jointly established by Ruijiang Automobile (瑞江汽车) and its local dealer

Offering support at a far distance: Providing assistance to the construction of Huoshenshan hospital and Leishenshan hospital

In order to win the battle against the epidemic, we must race against time. On January 22, 2020, adhering to the principle of “early deployment, early prevention and control, and early implementation”, CIMC Vehicles quickly established the epidemic emergency working group to strictly prevent the internal spread of disease. By dispatching materials from everywhere externally and taking action immediately, the emergency decision-making mechanism was effectively initiated from Shenzhen-based headquarter to members of CIMC Vehicles across the country in a short period of time, so as to fight against the epidemic with concerted efforts.

By offering support at a far distance, products of CIMC Vehicles demonstrated a best performance in Wuhan. On January 23, 2020, the Wuhan Municipal Government decided to build the Huoshenshan hospital. Ruijiang Automobile (瑞江汽车), a subsidiary of CIMC Vehicles, quickly aggregated 10 concrete mixers to jointly form the aiding construction team with local dealers for the purpose of assuming the task of transporting the concrete to the hasty construction of the hospital, making it become the first mixers fleet to join the fight against disease. In addition, facing the shortage of epidemic prevention materials, the company quickly made cross-border procurement from Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and other countries, and donated the first batch of 5,000 surgical masks purchased from Laos to the government of Yijiang District of Wuhu City, which effectively eased the local shortage of epidemic prevention materials.

Facing the changing epidemic situation, on January 25, 2020, the Wuhan Municipal Government decided to build the Leishenshan hospital. CIMC Huajun, a subsidiary of CIMC Vehicles, quickly aggregated 30 smart dump trucks to jointly form the aiding construction team with local dealers for the purpose of assuming the task of transporting the earthwork to the hasty construction of the hospital, and protecting dump trucks joining the fight against disease in respect of after-sales service The company quickly organized truck fleet to transport urgently needed medical supplies to Wuhan at full load to ensure the timely delivery of medical supplies, and to make contribution to the protection of the lives and health of more people in the fight against the epidemic.

In the critical period of epidemic prevention and control, CIMC Vehicles' subsidiaries, CIMC Dongyue (中集东岳) and Shandong Wanshida (山东万事达), raised a total of RMB0.1 million from donations to the Liangshan County Charity Federation in a short period of time. The donation was used to prevent and control the epidemic at the special vehicle manufacturing base in China in the form of care, to overcome difficulties. Lingyu Automobile (淩宇汽車), a subsidiary of CIMC Vehicles, actively contacted and coordinated relevant departments, and mobilized and supported logistics providers to provide medicine alcohol transportation services for hospitals in Sichuan Province by dispatching 3 liquid tank trailers of hazardous chemical substance.

In order to ensure full implementation of epidemic prevention measures, Mr. Li Guiping, the CEO and president of CIMC Vehicles, coordinated and guided the epidemic prevention and control work in person, and mobilized various resources through multiple measures to supervise the implementation of epidemic prevention and control work by enterprises in various regions.

Escort of migrant workers by CIMC Tonghua (中集通华) and Yangzhou Human Resources And Social Security Bureau through chartered vehicle

Working Together: Efficiently and orderly advancing the resumption of work and production

Epidemic prevention and control is a concern for people’s lives while the resumption of work and production is a concern for the nation’s economy and people’s livelihood.

On February 3, 2020, CIMC Vehicles took the first-step measure to develop an orderly resumption plan. On February 10, 2020, the first day of the official resumption at the Headquarter, it recommence the operations through telecommuting, which has not only improved the employees’ work efficiency, but has also effectively reduced the risks relating to the epidemic spread.

A week later, CIMC Vehicles’ subsidiaries have gradually resumed their operations and have taken various measures to be effective.

CIMC Tonghua (中集通华) and Lingyu Vehicles (凌宇汽车) faced bad weather conditions and overcame great difficulties, in order to deliver the first batch of tanker products after resumption to customers in different places. Shandong CIMC (山东中集) adopted a community marketing model under which sales staff conducts livestreamed products sales. CIMC-SHAC (陕汽中集) launched the "Royal-style" vehicle pick-up and taking-out services and online repair registration services to reduce the risks relating to the spread of the virus. CIMC Huajun (中集华骏) launched "contactless" vehicle pick-up services to avoid crowd gathering…

In addition, in order to solve the difficulty of its employees from other provinces and cities in taking transportation to return, CIMC Tonghua, a subsidiary of CIMC Vehicles and Yangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau jointly rent chartered cars to pick them up. On February 27, 2020, its employees from Henan have returned to CIMC Tonghua by the first chartered car, free of charge and received financial subsidies for return. In addition, local returning employees can enjoy one-stop services of “getting on the car once leaving home, entering the factory once getting off the car”.

As of February 28, 2020, the resumption rate of CIMC Vehicles’ subsidiaries has gradually increased. CIMC Tonghua, CIMC Huajun, Qingdao Reefer (青岛中集), CIMC Zhenjiang(镇江中集), CIMC Dongguan (东莞专用车), Ruijiang Vehicles (瑞江汽车), Lingyu Vehicle made their manufacturing factories and employees resume the production and work successively. At present, CIMC Vehicles’ manufacturing factories are proactively increasing their stock and rationalizing their strategies on sales, supply chain and logistics to seize the market opportunities. 

After the epidemic situation has improved, how can it operate stably? Li Guiping, CEO and President of CIMC Vehicles, emphasized that there will be corresponding solutions put in place for default risks and customer relationship maintenance for a short term. Meanwhile, the Company will pay more attention to the measures on the supply chain, continue to fulfill its social responsibilities, and manage its stakeholders and incorporate sustainable development into decision-making.