GM-Honda Alliance presents opportunities to local suppliers
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star September 4, 2020 Canadian Association of Mold Makers chair Mike Bilton said southern Ontario’s automotive supply chain is in ‘prime position’ to take advantage of the newly announced General Motors-Honda North American alliance if the sector utilizes the same collaborative approach. In a joint announcement Thursday, the two auto giants said […]
Applications invited for $10M Automotive Modernization Program
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star September 2, 2020 Canadian Association of Mold Makers chair Mike Bilton said the targeted funding from the Ontario government’s $10-million Automotive Modernization Program (AMP) is precisely what Southwestern Ontario’s automotive supply chain needs as it emerges from its COVID-19 slumber. The province has announced it is opening the second round of […]
APMA Announces election of Kim Thiara to Board of Directors
Toronto – April 21, 2020 The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association announced today that Kim Thiara, President and CEO of AceTronic Industrial Controls Inc and the Chair for the Toronto Chapter of CAMM (Canadian Association of Mold Makers) has joined its Board of Directors for the upcoming year. Her election to the Board in April signals […]
Local auto sector capable of meeting emergency need for medical equipment
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star March 18, 2020 Borrowing a page from World War II history, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association president Flavio Volpe is suggesting Ontario’s automotive supply chain can help Canada avoid the shortage of vital medical equipment that could occur during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volpe said with the European Union recently announcing restrictions on […]
Liberals announce apprenticeship plan during Windsor campaign stop
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star October 8, 2019 Patty Hajdu, the federal minister of employment, workforce and labour Patty Hajdu until Parliament was dissolved, used a Windsor campaign visit Tuesday to announce a re-elected Liberal government would create a Canadian Apprenticeship Service aimed at easing the shortage in skilled trades. The centrepiece of the plan is […]
FCA decision painful but not crippling to local economy, auto experts say
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star March 29, 2019The impact of FCA Canada’s announcement on Thursday that it would eliminate a shift and up to 1,500 jobs at its Windsor Assembly Plant quickly spread to the plant’s Tier 1 suppliers.Magna International confirmed Friday that its Integram Windsor Seating plant in Lakeshore would mimic Windsor Assembly’s schedule.“We are […]
Windsor to profit from new North American trade agreement
There was excitement from both industry officials and labour Monday about what the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will mean to the Canadian auto industry and automotive towns like Windsor. DAVE WADDELL, WINDSOR STAR October 1, 2018 “It means companies better be ready to invest in people and equipment to meet the demand,” said Flavio Volpe, […]
