# Why should GM make ventilators? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 28, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478 "2020-03-28T01:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478/21 "2020-03-29T04:32:54Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > My nephew works on cooling systems for GM so he may be involved in this I bet it will be very satisfying. Get those tanks to the front line! ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478/22 "2020-03-29T21:10:00Z")
It is just this easy… 1. You need large manufacturing space 2. You need people 3. You need logistics expertise 4. You need production engineering expertise. You go where the talent is; these guys re-tool for new models every x years and know how to do this. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478/23 "2020-03-29T21:12:19Z")
They know how to re-tool for new models _of cars_. I don’t think they have any expertise in manufacturing small medical devices. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478.md?page=1)