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30 Nissan D22 4×4 Pick-Up Trucks Arrive in Haiti

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Nissan press release

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that 30 Nissan D22 4×4 pick-up trucks arrived in Haiti and were received by the United Nations’ World Food Programme. The trucks will be put to work immediately to deliver food, supplies and aid in the massive ongoing efforts to help rebuild lives in a nation ravaged by a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.

The donation of trucks, in response to a request from former U.S. President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and currently UN Special Envoy for Haiti, is an expansion of relief efforts in Haiti sponsored by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and its global community of employees.

“I’m pleased Nissan has answered our call for trucks to aid our recovery efforts in Haiti,” said President Clinton. “This generous donation will be critical in ongoing efforts to mobilize food and other needed supplies, and I’m thankful for Nissan’s leadership in demonstrating how the private sector can help the people of Haiti ‘build back better.’”

With the donation of the pick-up trucks, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and its employees worldwide have contributed cash and products valued at nearly $750,000 to relief efforts in Haiti.

Immediately after the earthquake in January, Nissan employees took action to help – first with a donation of more than $100,000 cash, corporate matches for gifts from employees, and a commitment to partner with Habitat for Humanity International to construct new homes. In response to the request for trucks, Nissan’s Corporate Social Responsibility team worked with the U.N. to identify a partner relief organization and found a match in the World Food Programme, which took delivery of the trucks today in Port-au-Prince.

“When the Clinton Foundation contacted us about trucks for Haiti, there was no question that we would help,” said Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. “Everyone at Nissan was eager to take action, and I know that our employees at Cuernavaca, Mexico, are especially proud that the trucks they have built in the Americas region are directly involved in helping the people of Haiti to rebuild their lives and their country.”

“This is such a generous gift to the people of Haiti. Nissan and its people have demonstrated how companies and employees can step up to the plate and deliver. These Nissan trucks will help us and our partners to bring life-saving food and relief supplies to thousands of survivors in areas of Haiti that are hard to reach,” said Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). “WFP in its lead role in logistics needed new trucks and this partnership with the Clinton Foundation and Nissan comes at exactly the right time. The whole humanitarian community is grateful for this support.”

The 30 pick-up trucks shipped to Haiti were built by the employees of Nissan Mexicana at the company’s manufacturing center in Cuernavaca. Each truck is marked with a special message of hope from the employees, “Nissan: Dans les rues d’Haiti pour vous aider!” Translated from the Haitian French dialect, the message reads, “Nissan: On the roads of Haiti to help you!”

The Nissan D22 was identified as best suited for the relief efforts and conditions in Haiti. It has a reputation for being a “workhorse” that has been used to deliver relief to people all over the world. With that reputation, the choice of truck was clear – all that remained was logistics and reception by the World Food Programme.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is a signatory of the UN Global Compact, through which corporations commit that they will deploy financial and human resources to aid the relief of human suffering caused by natural disasters. Nissan has a long-standing commitment to ensuring that its resources make life better for people.

  1. Jessica Joseph: please do not let preval touch those cars. God bless you My President Clinton, and also Nissan company Thank you

Toyota in Canada reaches out to help Haiti following earthquake

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Toyota Canada press release

(TORONTO) Adding local support to a global relief effort, Toyota Canada Inc. (through the Toyota Canada Foundation) and Toyota Financial Services today committed $35,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help those in need following the earthquake that devastated Haiti January 12th.
In parallel with the Government of Canada’s program to match individual donations, both companies will also match individual employee donations dollar for dollar.
“Canadians are quick to open their hearts and wallets when disaster strikes. This is a value that we hold dear as citizens of this country and that’s why we are acting so quickly to do what we can to help with the Haitian earthquake relief effort,” explained Mr. Yoichi Tomihara, President & CEO Toyota Canada Inc. “Many of our Toyota and Lexus customers and associates have been very generous in contributing to the relief effort, and today’s donation and matching program is a way that we can recognize that and lend our support as well.”
“Canada has a large Haitian community and this is a way that we can support the community at this difficult time,” added Larry Baldesarra, President of Toyota Financial Services. “Our thoughts are with those in Haiti – and the many Canadians who have family and friends there.”
The Toyota Canada Foundation, which organizes Toyota’s corporate social responsibility activities and co-ordinates contributions, has pledged $25,000 to the Canadian Red Cross.
Toyota Financial Services is contributing an additional $10,000.

Honda Pledges Generators, Equipment And More than $300,000 for Haitian Earthquake Relief

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Honda Canada press release

TORONTO , Jan. 19 /CNW/ – Honda today announced a donation to the Red Cross of more than $300,000 , as well as portable generators, water pumps and other Honda products for use during humanitarian relief and recovery efforts in Haiti .

The donation represents the collective contribution of the Honda family of companies in North America , which consists of sales, manufacturing, finance and research and development operations in Canada , the United States and Mexico , with employment of more than 31,000 associates.

“We want to help address the dire human need that Haiti is experiencing as a result of this disaster,” said Manabu Nishimae, president & CEO of Honda Canada Inc. “Honda has supported the Red Cross in the past and will continue to work with them to assist with the effort to provide much-needed relief.

“The disaster in Haiti deeply affects Canada , since a large number of Haitians have made this country their home and many still have families in Haiti . Additionally, Canada has sponsored significant humanitarian efforts in Haiti for many years, which has strengthened the bond between our two countries.”

The Red Cross has emphasized that the greatest current need is funding to support on-site emergency response teams. Honda has also been in close communication with the Red Cross regarding its need for material and equipment such as generators and water pumps on site, and Honda will continue to work with the Red Cross to determine its need for such support in Haiti .

The Honda donation consists of more than $300,000 in cash. This pledge will be augmented by a company matching gift available at various Honda companies, with funds designated to the Red Cross Haitian earthquake relief fund.