Battery Plant Investments
Flavio Volpe, Auto Parts Manufacturer’s Association President, joins Mike and Leah to talk about Parliamentary Budget Office’s report on the cost of the government’s battery plant investments
Is a heavily subsidized battery plant bringing in foreign workers instead of hiring Ontarians?
Flavio Volpe from the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association joins to discuss the recent news of temporary workers from South Korea arriving in Windsor to staff up the new Stellantis EV battery plant.
MP’s raising alarm over use of temporary foreign workers being used to set up NextStar battery plant
Flavio Volpe, Auto Parts Manufacturer’s Association president says the federal government runs the Labour Market Impact Assessment program. Volpe says while he’s not privy to how the company operates, in the past he’s seen work permits sought out when it comes to specific technology that required setup.
Observers say 2023 Unifor/UAW contract gains will make auto jobs attractive again
Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association president Flavio Volpe agreed labour is enjoying a moment right now. He said some of the key questions going into these complicated negotiations were around Unifor and how it would perform under new national president Lana Payne with workers’ expectations so high.
New Report Reveals Surprising Costs of Government Support for EV Battery Plants
Flavio Volpe, the president of the Auto Parts Manufacturer’s Association, has criticized the report, considering it inaccurate. Volpe argues that the report fails to account for the full benefits of selling electric vehicles, including the various components such as batteries, which could generate more spin-offs in the supply chain.
‘He is so wrong on this’: Parts association president slams PBO report on cost of government battery plant investments
Auto Parts Manufacturer’s Association president Flavio Volpe calls the report “inaccurate.” Volpe argues the battery plants will be the anchor in an EV ecosystem where supply chain spin-offs will speed up that break-even period, noting those weren’t taken into account by the PBO.
EV battery subsidy deals to cost $5.8B more than government projections, says PBO
APMA President Flavio Volpe called the report by Yves Giroux ‘lazy work that should not go unchallenged.’ Volpe said Giroux excluded the economic benefits of a supply chain that feeds into battery manufacturing and included potential tax adjustments that could negatively affect future government revenue.
Unifor reaches tentative deal with Stellantis, end of auto bargaining within sight
News of the deal is a relief to suppliers, said Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. “We’re glad, especially, with today’s news,” he said, noting that upwards of 15,000 people work in factories that rely on those plants.
Tentative agreement reached between Stellantis and Unifor
Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association talks about the relief and importance of Unifor getting a deal from Stellantis.
General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending strike
The U.S. strikes brought disruption just as the industry was working to recover from component shortages, said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association.
