Ford government unveils auto strategy details Wednesday
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun November 16, 2021 Every automaker present in Canada is committed to future EV production. Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, said he welcomes the Ford government’s announcement. Read article here.
Concerns ahead of Three Amigos
CTV National News November 15, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association in Canada, discusses the Three Amigos summit & the Buy American plan. “This isn’t an executive order from a crazy president, this is a rational actor using a congressional instrument to put into place something that is immediately injurious.” Watch here.
Shift to electric vehicles raises questions about the future of Chrysler’s Brampton plant
Robert Benzie and Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star November 9, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said there’s an urgent need for action in Brampton. “The closure of a plant in Brampton means the closure of dozens of supplier plants that feed Brampton,” said Volpe. Read article here.
Auto manufacturers providing better work-life balance to attract women
Kelly Taylor, Automotive News Canada November 9, 2021 Lauren Tedesco, VP of Learning and Development at the APMA, is quoted in this piece about how the auto sector needs to continue marketing themselves as workplace destinations to address the gender imbalance on the factory floor. Read article here.
Canada’s auto industry is training for a wave of jobs never seen before
Anita Balakrishnan, The Logic November 5, 2021 “That war for talent is raging across Canada,” said Lauren Tedesco, VP of Learning and Development at the APMA. The APMA has designed its new Digital Learning Program to ease this transition point in the industry with the factory floor in mind. Read article here.
Biden’s proposed EV tax credit a ‘discriminatory’ trade action, would hurt auto industry: APMA president
BNN Bloomberg November 2, 2021 BNN Bloomberg speaks with Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about what the knock-on effects of U.S. President Biden’s newly proposed electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. Watch interview here.
Justin Trudeau the Nowhere Man of international stage
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun October 30, 2021 Flavio Volpe, APMA president, discusses Trudeau’s inability to move the needle on international issues, such as U.S. President Joe Biden’s Buy American plan. “The protentional harm from this action could exceed any Donald Trump threw at us.” Read article here.
Mexico, Canada share concern over U.S. proposal on American-made electric vehicle tax credits
Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail October 29, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said the proposed credits make no sense because they would also harm U.S. companies, which make one million cars in Canada each year using 50-per-cent American parts and 60-per-cent American raw materials. Read article here.
What “Buy American” means for Canada’s auto sector
Martin Strong, Global National October 29, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, speaks to Martin Strong about U.S. President Joe Biden’s Buy American plan. Listen to the interview below:
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Katie Simpson, CBCNN Live October 21, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, outlines the concerns of what the Buy American plan could mean for the Canadian auto sector. Watch here (1:28:51).
