‘Nice’ isn’t going to cut it for Biden’s man in Canada
Andy Blatchford, Politico August 22, 2022 Flavio Volpe, the plainspoken, influential head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said for the first time in years his lobbying work included going through the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Read 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.
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.
Recharging Ontario’s electric vehicle strategy
Toronto Star August 3, 2022 Trade spat with the U.S. over EVs reminds us what’s at stake with Ontario’s auto sector and the importance of this transition. Flavio Volpe, APMA president, says there would be no future if the provision around EV incentives remained in place. Read here.
Koch Network Pressures Manchin, Sinema as Advocates Praise ‘Game Changing’ Climate Deal
Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix August 2, 2022 “This couldn’t be a bigger vote of confidence in the North American auto sector,” said Flavio Volpe, CEO of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read here.
Canada’s auto industry breathes sigh of relief as U.S. rewrites protectionist EV policy
Naimul Karim, Financial Post, Driving August 2, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said that an EV tax credit exclusive to the U.S. was the “largest single threat” Canada’s automakers faced. Read here.
What’s ON: The week that was in Ontario politics (July 25-29)
Daniel Kitts, TVO Today July 29, 2022 “Buy American” provision is being changed to apply to EVs made throughout North America. “If the exact same car costs less because it’s made in the U.S., no one would be making them at Canadian plants,” said Flavio Volpe of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read here.
