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Putting the full weight of the UAW behind it, Ford (in collaboration with GE Healthcare), will leverage the design of Airon Corp.’s FDA-approved ventilator and produce thousands of ventilators in Michigan. In the fi rst 100 days alone, Ford plans to build 50,000 ventilators to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. White House Defense Production Act Coordinator, Peter Navarro, said it best: “just as Ford in the last century moved its manufacturing might seamlessly from auto to tank production during WWII, the Ford team is working with GE Healthcare to use its awesome engineering and manufacturing capabilities to voluntarily help this nation solve one of its most pressing problems.”