When the historical past of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, there ought to be a outstanding place for the auto trade heroes who — at the same time as their very own firms weathered shutdowns and slowdowns — stepped up, pitched in, mobilized, fed, educated and comforted.

Starting within the earliest days of the disaster, the trade united to battle this virus and its financial fallout. From the world’s largest automakers to the smallest suppliers. From big retail teams to the neighborhood automotive vendor. And from the big-name donors to the unnamed people, many have given their time, expertise and sources.

In late July and early August, Automotive Information acknowledged a few of them in “A Name to Motion,” a four-part print, video and podcast collection. They had been chosen from nominations despatched in by our readers. The complete collection is out there at autonews.com/calltoaction.

It was constructed on Finest Practices, an Automotive Information weekly characteristic that focuses on sellers’ profitable methods.

The coronavirus disaster has and continues to immediate sellers and different gamers within the trade to lean on these finest practices — and, in lots of instances, invent new ones.