Inflation behind auto strikes and calls for wage hikes
David Kennedy, Automotive News Canada July 8, 2022 Flavio Volpe, APMA president, discusses the current labour dynamics in auto. “You want to make sure your employees have a proper living wage. An employee that’s worried about the bills is not going to be good for business in any case.” Read article here.
Stellantis’s battery lab investment another Windsor game changer
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star May 3, 2022 “It further cements that Windsor is going to be the battery capital of Canada and probably North America,” Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe said. Read article here.
Microchip shortage anticipated to last into next year: Auto leaders
CBC News May 3, 2022 Flavio Volpe, the president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers’ Association, told CBC News that he’s hopeful more semi-conductor companies will start production soon. Read article here.
Flavio Volpe – President APMA Canada – $1B in funding to help Stellantis retool its Canadian auto parts
The Tom McConnell Show, NewsTalk 610 CKTB May 2, 2022 Flavio Volpe, APMA President, discusses another big win for Ontario’s auto sector. Listen here.
More than $1 billion in public funds for auto plant retooling part of the drive to electric vehicles
Ryan Tumilty, National Post May 2, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada, said the latest news means Canada isn’t going to lose huge numbers of auto jobs as electrification takes place. Read article here.
GM and POSCO to build plant in Quebec to produce battery material for electric cars
Adena Ali, Global News March 7, 2022 Canada is starting to see the fruit of constant pitching by the different levels of government to players around the world, said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read article here.
Parts sector to Stellantis: You can’t have your cake and eat it, too
Steve Mertl, Automotive News Canada February 28, 2022 Stellantis could set a precedent if it’s successful in rewriting parts contracts. Parts makers are concerned about Stellantis’ approach, said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automobile Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA). Read article here.
War in Ukraine: Hit to semiconductor supply could hike prices in Canada
Craig Lord, Global News February 25, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, says there’s been a “slow but steady” return of chip supply to the North American auto sector, but that the industry was banking on “substantial relief” to the flow of semiconductors starting in the second quarter of 2022. Read […]
The Shift – Traffic flowing again on Ambassador Bridge
Patty Handysides, AM800 February 14, 2022 Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts manufacturers association, discusses his part in getting the injunction application and the results. Listen here.
Toyota N.A. production still hampered after border blockade ends
Automotive News Canada February 14, 2022 Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association in Canada, said Monday that it will take a few days for production to reach full capacity at parts plants across Ontario. Read article here.
