Trade mission to Asia
The Morning Drive with Mike and Lisa, AM800 September 1, 2022 Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association discusses Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Vic Fedeli’s trip trade mission to Asia and how it will benefit Windsor. Listen here.
Blockade Costs Canada’s Economy $3 Billion Weekly
The Shift with Patty Handysides, AM 800 August 15th, 2022 Flavio Volpe, President of APMA Canada, joins us to talk about the effects it had. Listen Here.
The U.S. EV tax credit includes the word “north” and that dodges a bullet for us: President
The Close, BNN Bloomberg August 8, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, says the revised EV tax credits passed by the U.S. Senate means automakers will ramp up their EV vehicle plans. Watch here.
USA Inflation Reduction Act & EV Tax Credits -The Shift with Patty Handysides
AM 800 Monday, August 8, 2022 Flavio Volpe, President Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association Canada, joins us to talk about the reduction act and EV tax credits. Listen here.
Business to Business
CityNews Kitchener August 7, 2022 The Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association head, Flavio Volpe, discusses subsidy credits for buying electric vehicles through the Build Better Back bill. Listen here.
Bill with tax credits for ‘North American’ electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
The Canadian Press, National Post August 7, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers’ Association, was just one part of an all-hands, year-long effort by the industry, the Ontario government and Ottawa to convince U.S. lawmakers and Biden administration officials to stand down. Read here.
Ontario cheers U.S. bill proposing EV tax credits, but still no local incentives
Holly McKenzie-Sutter, CP24 August 5, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said the surprise change to the U.S. bill effectively saved the industry in Ontario, as the majority of Canadian-made cars are sold in the U.S. and automakers are transitioning their operations towards EVs. Read here.
Manchin-Schumer bill boosts Canadian EV makers, prizing climate over labor
Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner August 4, 2022 In excluding Canada from EV production as it tries to start a manufacturing “race with China,” the United States would have been “shooting [itself] in the foot” in a sector it hopes to be competitive in, said Flavio Volpe, the president of the Canadian Automotive Manufacturers Association. Read here.
Ontario promises $5M to train auto workers as sector faces workforce shortage
Kate Bueckert, CBC News August 3, 2022 The Ontario government will spend $5 million to train 500 people to work in the provincial auto sector. The province is working with the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association to provide job placements with their EDI Fund. Read here.
Canadian companies stick to hiring plans even as slowdown looms
Shreya Jain and Allison Lampert, Reuters August 3, 2022 “Currently, the automotive industry in Canada is facing a 10% shortage in labour and have relied on temporary arrangements and recruiting,” Flavio Volpe, president of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read here.
