Agreement with German automakers ‘unprecedented’ for Canada, says auto industry insider
Jonathan Pinto, CBC News August 23, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, says Canada’s new deals with two German automakers show it wants to be a player for electric vehicles. Read here.
Canada signs EV agreements with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz
The Shift with Patty Handysides, AM800 August 23, 2022 Flavio Volpe, head of the APMA, discusses the federal governments seperate agreements with Volkswagen & Mercedes. Listen here.
VW, Mercedes sign MOUs with Canada to secure battery minerals supply, hint at more value-added news to come
Emma Jarratt, Electric Autonomy August 23, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, called the agreements “a fourth-dimensional chess move” by the federal government, adding that it was “the most significant thing that’s happened so far” for the mining sector. Read here.
Trudeau casts doubt on idea of shipping natural gas from East Coast to Germany
Steven Chase, Claudia Scholz, The Globe and Mail August 23, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said the VW and Mercedes agreements that are being signed with Canada reflect the benefits of a deal struck in the U.S. Congress on tax incentives for electric vehicles. Read article here.
