Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, we’ve received a lot of video messages of support from our enterprises partners.

Today’s video is from Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Bosch Group. He said "Once China recovers, we have full confidence that it will continue to develop sustainably. We will stand alongside our customers, our partners, our associates, and also all the diligent and respectable people in China."

So far, the total value of donations from the Bosch Group to China comes to more than eight million Chinese Yuan.

The following is the full speech.

For everyone at Bosch, the coronavirus outbreak is a very worrying development. The Chinese people are in our thoughts at this difficult time, and we would like to offer our condolences to all those whose loved ones have been lost.

China is also home for Bosch. We have been in the country for 110 years, and employ nearly 60,000 associates there. It was therefore only natural for us to do what we could to help.
At very short notice, we have donated power tools, washing machines, and air purifiers for hospitals, particularly in the hardest-hit city of Wuhan. So far, the total value of these donations comes to more than eight million Chinese Yuan.

Now, most of our plants are ramping up their operations again, while also taking precautionary measures to ensure associates' safety. We trust that the impact on the Chinese economy will only be temporary.

Once China recovers, we have full confidence that it will continue to develop sustainably. In their battle against coronavirus, the Chinese people have shown their dedication and strength.

We will stand alongside our customers, our partners, our associates, and also all the diligent and respectable people in China.

I am very much looking forward to the coming China Development Forum 2020 and the opportunity to discuss our future and the future of the world economy with delegates from around the globe.