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.
Canadian auto sector offering jobs to incoming Ukrainians to fill labour shortage
BNN Bloomberg March 15, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, talks about efforts to attract Ukrainian workers to the auto sector. He says that difficulties in attracting younger workers has led to a labour shortage in the industry. Watch here.
Biden call to ‘lower cost of electric vehicles’ brings sigh of relief from Canada
James McCarten, BNN Bloomberg March 2, 2022 “Will the potential reset be an opportunity for President Biden to accede to Justin Trudeau’s requests to include Canada? Here’s his chance,” said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read article here.
To stop the bridge is to potentially put Canadian auto workers’ jobs in peril: Flavio Volpe
BNN Bloomberg February 8, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, discusses protestors blocking the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit. Read article here.
Chip shortage, supply chain issues give used car prices rare boost
Paige Ellis, BNN Bloomberg December 6, 2021 “This past year, the average value of used cars has gone up. It’s never happened before. It defies all economic modelling” says Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Read article here.
Biden’s proposed EV tax credit a ‘discriminatory’ trade action, would hurt auto industry: APMA president
BNN Bloomberg November 2, 2021 BNN Bloomberg speaks with Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about what the knock-on effects of U.S. President Biden’s newly proposed electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. Watch interview here.
BNN BLOOMBERG: Biggest losers of tariffs will be U.S. consumers of raw aluminum
BNN Bloomberg August 10, 2020 Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association discusses the impacts of the aluminum tariffs on the auto parts industry. Source: BNN Bloomberg