Nissan raises money and offers its support for the Ukraine crisis

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd has recently announced that it has created a fund to help support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The goal of this fund is to raise around 2.5 million Euros. It has always been Nissan’s priority to support the safety and livelihood of the people, through its Nissan cares fund it will contribute to wider efforts to support the people of Ukraine as well as help its employees and their families that are affected by the crisis. 

Through the fund, Nissan will donate 1 million Euros to the Red Cross and other non-profit organizations to support the ongoing emergencies activities that provide lifesaving assistance to essential supplies to families and children.  Aside from this, the Japanese brand is also prepared to donate vehicles.

Nissan has also seeded this special fund with 1.5 million Euros to provide financial support and stability to its employees and their families in the country. This fund was tailored to help support individual situations, such as the cost of relocation, living expenses, medical expenses, and special assistance for children.

As for its vehicle production in Russia, the Japanese brand has decided to suspend the export of vehicles from the country. In addition, the automaker already has anticipated that production from its St. Petersburg plant will stop soon and is ready to make a few changes to its production lines globally to make sure that it can address the demand for its vehicles via other production facilities. Despite all of this, it's still great to see an automaker step up in a global situation to show that it cares for its people and the ongoing crisis.