The Big Story: Canadian suppliers celebrate cooling of COVID border restrictions
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada July 22, 2021 The supply front is prepping for a pent-up demand. Flavio Volpe, president of the APMA, says Canadian suppliers are poised to benefit from this demand for new vehicles in the United States. Watch here (@2:39).
Stellantis CEO says Canada could be the location of its new electric-vehicle battery plant
Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail July 21, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, discusses the exciting battery plant potential in Canada. “It makes a lot of sense for a battery plant to be on this side of the border.” Read article here.
2021 Canadians to Watch: Trail Blazer trains brains
Automotive News Canada July 21, 2021 Lauren Tedesco, Vice President of Learning and Development at the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, is featured in the fourth annual Canadians to Watch. See feature below:
Why auto parts suppliers could be set for ‘roaring comeback’
Arturo Chang, BNN Bloomberg July 19, 2021 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, discusses the ongoing supply chain shortages affecting the auto industry, trade tensions over car rules in the new NAFTA, as well as reasons to be optimistic about the auto industry’s outlook. Watch the interview and read the article here.
Lauren Tedesco joins Good Mornings with Bilal Vakani
Good Mornings with Bilal Vakani, Canada Talks, SiriusXM channel 167 July 14, 2021 Lauren Tedesco, VP of Learning and Development with Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, discusses the new EDI Fund which opens pathways of opportunity for underrepresented communities, and APMA’s efforts to build the workforce of the future for Canada’s auto sector. Listen here.
Province pumps millions into auto manufacturing sector for training, job placements
Barrie Today July 5, 2021 “Ours is an industry with an incredible future that is critically short of people to share in it,” said APMA president Flavio Volpe. “Partnerships like these allow us to build permanent pathways into new communities who would otherwise not have accessed this prosperity.” Read article here.
Ontario government to invest $7M in the automotive manufacturing sector
Christine Hogg, Auto Service World June 29, 2021 The Ontario government is investing $7 million to deliver training and paid job placements in the automotive manufacturing sector for up to 800 people from underrepresented groups. Read article here.
Fund created to train underrepresented groups in automotive manufacturing
Gord Bacon, AM800 June 28, 2021 Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the program will help 800 people from several demographics. McNaughton says the project is led by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association and will help develop new talent for a sector with an aging workforce. Read article here.
Ontario funds training for auto manufacturing workers
Jim Wilson, Canadian HR Reporter June 28, 2021 Ontario is upping its support of underrepresented groups in the automotive manufacturing sector. The government is investing $7 million for the training and paid job placements of workers under a project led by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA). Read article here.
Canada’s relaxed COVID border measures won’t solve all of auto’s problems
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada June 28, 2021 Starting July 5, quarantine requirements will be lifted for travellers fully vaccinated with a Health Canada-authorized vaccine. The change “in and of itself, solves all of our problems when it comes to Canadian nationals who need to travel for business,” said Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio […]
