In the throes of the COVID-19 crisis, Ford engineers fanned out across America to help boost production of masks, respirators, ventilators and face shields.

How General Motors and a small ventilator manufacturer teamed up to address a shortage of critically needed ventilators.

Faurecia workers in Mexico prepared gowns and masks destined for shipment to hospitals, including the temporary field hospital set up by the Army Corps of Engineers at New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

Ford couldn't sit idly by. Honda needed to find a 'better way.' And Volkswagen realized COVID-19 had no limits. Those are a few reasons why the automakers and their employees turned on a dime to produce millions of pieces of personal protective equipment and are preparing for the second wave of the virus.

When the coronavirus pandemic struck, FCA mobilized globally, cranking out electrovalves for critically needed ventilators in Italy and millions of face masks in North America.

Employees across Schaeffler's North American operations have acted against COVID-19 in several innovative ways.

Using its expansive footprint of manufacturing plants and research centers across North America, Honda quickly sprung into action to temporarily repurpose those facilities in the fight against the coronavirus.

One Charlotte, N.C., Subaru dealership turned an unused inventory of promotional dog bandanas into much-needed face masks for its community.

Joe Agresti, CEO of Dream Motor Group in Spring, Texas, took to selling personal protective equipment to help keep the 480 employees at his six-location dealership group paid.

Behind the scenes as GM transforms itself into a producer of ventilators.

Across the textile and garment industries, companies like Shawmut Corp. have transitioned to personal protective equipment.

Laid-off Kia workers in Georgia volunteered to provide face shields for the front-line workers.

With car racing sidelined by the pandemic, team members used its shop to assemble face shields from kits.

Led by Denso's vice president of manufacturing, an initial team at the Japanese supplier's Maryville, Tenn., plant quickly got together during the weekend of March 20 to pivot from manufacturing auto parts to personal protective equipment.

The British automaker found itself not just making products to protect workers, but giving others the means to follow suit.

Global automakers, suppliers and even a racing team mobilized to produce critically needed supplies to help health care workers wage the battle against COVID-19.

Schaller Auto Group in Connecticut used furloughed employees and its vehicles to deploy mobile Internet hot spots to help students complete online school this spring.

Toyota Motor North America's Research and Development arm stepped into the breach to help out its neighbors in Michigan's Washtenaw County.

To transport Detroit residents for COVID-19 testing without exposing health workers, Honda's U.S. engineers modified 10 minivans with protective equipment to support the crisis effort.

U.S. dealers and their teams stood up when times got tough during the pandemic. New York City first responders turned to Sunrise Chevrolet for 'essential' service while some Ohio residents were greeted with curbside concerts from the beds of Ricart Automotive Group pickups.

Porsche Cars North America hatched a plan to auction a 911 sports car to raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. But not just any 911.

When COVID-19 dramatically curtailed activity at Volkswagen dealerships across much of the nation, it also curtailed the use of thousands of service loaner Atlas crossovers. Dealers nationwide repurposed those vehicles to help out in their local communities.

Audi employees found a use for idle Silvercar fleet vehicles during the pandemic, helping a Texas nonprofit make food deliveries and feed more than 500 people daily.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Jay Richards didn't want his 80-year-old mother out shopping for groceries. And that led the Kinsel Toyota general manager to start a free service for seniors in Beaumont, Texas.

As medical workers at two Illinois hospitals served on the front lines during the onset of the pandemic this spring, Taylor Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram decided to serve them.

Learn how the city of Detroit helps get essential workers to the job when cars aren’t an option.

When Hyundai Motor America and the National Salute to America's Heroes had to cancel their 2020 Air and Sea Show in Miami Beach, Fla., because of coronavirus concerns, they didn't let it stop them from giving back.

As Canadians began to socially distance and businesses shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Tony Del Gobbo, dealer principal at Newmarket Hyundai in Ontario, had an idea.

New Kia Sportages, Souls and Tellurides were pressed into service in Toronto and Vancouver to help fight hunger during the coronavirus crisis.

From tiny autonomous robots in the United Kingdom to a city bus in Germany and vans in metro Detroit, vehicles are playing a major role in the coronavirus fight.

Vera Cadillac-Buick-GMC temporarily hired 10 restaurant and hospitality industry workers at its dealership amid the coronavirus pandemic.

FCA workers Marvin Skipper and Chris Sorgatz strive to make a difference during the health crisis.

Groups from NADA to Cars.com made the case that vehicles may have to be replaced, not just serviced, to keep critical services moving.

Maine dealers transform their Toyota lot into a graduation stage. A Hyundai store adds a drive-through food pantry. And a Honda employee recycles a bus shelter to fight hunger. How creativity and quick action amid the pandemic are making a big impact on communities.

The South Korean automaker has donated $4.4 million and 65,000 COVID-19 tests so far.

Toyota Motor Corp., and Toyota dealers rallied together to fight COVID-19 across the country.

With help from DHL, the Japanese automaker leveraged its distribution system to handle 1,000 food packages.

Learn how the Do Good Auto Coalition is using data science to be sure donations are reaching the people who need them most.

Feeding those is need is a mission of Premier Automotive Group. It turned service lanes at an old dealership into a distribution site for the Food Pantry of New Orleans, and in California, a drive-through food bank has cars lining up by the hundreds.

The Jones Junction dealership group provides meals for the community and store credits to feed shelter animals.

As the virus raged and personal protective equipment seemed scarce in New York City, the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association managed to collect 650,000 face masks and 20,000 face shields for local community groups.

The charitable arm of Toyota Motor North America had championed STEM education in the U.S., but recognized that the more basic need of food assistance had quickly become a priority after COVID-19 struck.

Two industry groups, the Automotive Recyclers Association and a coalition of finance-and-insurance product companies, established COVID-19 relief fundraising efforts to offer support to their communities considered essential during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for food, cash, medical supplies, personal protective equipment and much more. Auto companies, employees, suppliers and dealers went to work to make them available.

Workers at the sealing company's plants in Ohio and Georgia devised efficient ways to make wearing masks easier on the ears.

Indiana's Mursix teamed up with a Detroit-area flight instructor to get vital PPE to hospitals quickly.

Service adviser Eddie Cabrera helped raise funds and served meals to thousands of residents affected by the coronavirus pandemic in his suburban Los Angeles community.