How a $5-billion Stellantis-LG EV battery plant brightens Brampton’s future
David Kennedy, Automotive News Canada April 20, 2022 Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said the automaker would not spend billions in Ontario to then shift production away from one of its two assembly plants in the province. Read article here.
Stellantis-LG $5-billion battery plant will ‘create a new supply chain’ in Canada
Grace Macaluso, Automotive News Canada April 15, 2022 Across the sector, the joint venture “is going to create a new supply chain,” said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read article here.
Parts sector to Stellantis: You can’t have your cake and eat it, too
Steve Mertl, Automotive News Canada February 28, 2022 Stellantis could set a precedent if it’s successful in rewriting parts contracts. Parts makers are concerned about Stellantis’ approach, said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automobile Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA). Read article here.
Stellantis eyeing Canada as possible destination for electric vehicle battery plant
Rich Garton, CTV Windsor News July 22, 2021 The APMA’s president, Flavio Volpe, says Ontario and Quebec have raw materials to make it happen without having to bring them across the border in raw form, adding Windsor’s location and automotive history make the region a very strong candidate. Read article here.
Will Stellantis electrify its Brampton, Ont., plant?
Flavio Volpe, the head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said production of electric vehicles built on PSA’s DS platform at the Brampton plant could make it a “major winner” under Stellantis.
Canada Emerges As An EV Powerhouse
Autoline This Week 2508, Autoline Network March 12, 2021 A year ago, the future of the Canadian auto industry looked doubtful. But then GM, Ford and Stellantis announced billions of dollars in investments to make electric cars there. Flavio Volpe, Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers’ Association, is featured on this panel discussing Canada’s super future with […]
Stellantis changes little, brings opportunity in Canadian FCA operations
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada January 20, 2021 Little appears likely to change at former FCA operations in Canada now that the company has merged with PSA to create Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker. In fact, FCA Canada continues to exist, for now. The name change to Stellantis has occurred at the FCA N.V. level […]
FCA merger into Stellantis viewed as positive for Ontario’s auto industry
Dave Waddell, Windsor Star January 14, 2021 The finalization of the Peugeot SA and Fiat Chrysler merger on Saturday is being hailed as a positive and necessary development for the domestic auto sector. “In these affairs there’s usually a dominant partner, but this one is unique in they’re equal sized partners. I think it’s a […]
Dalla fusione tra FCA e PSA nasce Stellantis (Stellantis- born from the merger between FCA and PSA)
Giorgio Mitolo, Corriere Canadese January 5, 2021 A global industry in a battle against state owned Chinese companies, a pandemic-fuelled depression and a market shifting to new ownership models must increasingly look to consolidation to keep pace. The question here is who the dominant partner is and where does the corporate culture come from, France, […]
