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.
Rogers outage triggers ‘scary and frightening’ glimpse into future
Paige Ellis, BNN Bloomberg July 28, 2022 “What happened with the Rogers outage was the extreme end of the scenario-planning that we do,” said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, in an interview. Read article here.
APMA’s latest contest designed for 6 million disabled Canadians
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada July 25, 2022 The idea to design and build an all-Canadian, electric, autonomous vehicle to showcase the country’s automotive talents has spun off an additional annual design contest called the Project Arrow Annual Mobility Design Competition. Read article here.
ON Point with Alex Pierson – Car prices peaked in May
Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Global News June 9, 2022 Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, discusses car prices and the record-high prices in May. Listen here.
Breaking down $13 billion worth of Canadian auto investment
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada Podcast May 6, 2022 Flavio Volpe of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association weighs in on the recent explosion of auto investment in Canada. Listen here (@ 3:08).
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.
Stellantis investing $3.6 billion in EV-focused assembly plants, R&D centres in Ontario
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada May 2, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, says suppliers “now have a future”. Read article here.
O-AMP invests another $5.5 million in automotive supply chain
Canadian Plastics April 27, 2022 “The O-AMP program uniquely targets that challenge, and we are proud to partner with the province to deliver it” said Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association. Read article here.
How a $5-billion Stellantis-LG EV battery plant brightens Brampton’s future
David Kennedy, Automotive News Canada April 20, 2022 Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said the automaker would not spend billions in Ontario to then shift production away from one of its two assembly plants in the province. Read article here.
