# GM begins mass production of Ventec ventilators under $7.5B HHS contract

General Motors began mass production of Ventec Life Systems V+Pro critical care ventilators at its Kokomo, Indiana factory under a 30,000-unit order from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contract is valued at $7,143,500,000.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-04-14
- Where: Kokomo, Indiana, United States
- Value: $7.14B
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: completed
- Products: V+Pro critical care ventilator
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [General Motors](https://endata.com/companies/4654.md)
- [Ventec Life Systems](https://endata.com/companies/46088.md) (partner)
- [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services](https://endata.com/companies/46441.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [venteclife.com](https://www.venteclife.com/news/first-general-motorsventec-vpro-critical-care-ventilators-ready-for-delivery), 2020-04-14: "GM today began mass production of the Ventec Life Systems V+Pro critical care ventilator under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

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