Trudeau fumbled early against Biden and EVs but his recovery scored touchdown for Canada
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun July 28, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, said Trudeau deserves a lot credit. “The Prime Minister escalated this publicly with Joe Biden and went all in,” he said. Read article here.
Ontario’s auto industry looking to add Ferrari to the mix
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun July 4, 2022 Part of the appeal for Ferrari would be ESG or environmental, social, and corporate governance. Flavio Volpe, president of the APMA, said this change in tactics, along with the new rules of origin for auto parts in the renegotiated NAFTA, are really helping the auto industry in Ontario. […]
Honda’s investment a show of faith in Ontario’s auto sector
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun March 15, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, says this investment by Honda is important on many levels. Read article here.
LILLEY: Trudeau made trucker shortage worse, but you’ll pay for it
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun January 18, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, said the trucking shortages, now exacerbated by the mandates, will cost parts makers in both Canada and the United States. Read article here.
Justin Trudeau the Nowhere Man of international stage
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun October 30, 2021 Flavio Volpe, APMA president, discusses Trudeau’s inability to move the needle on international issues, such as U.S. President Joe Biden’s Buy American plan. “The protentional harm from this action could exceed any Donald Trump threw at us.” Read article here.
LILLEY: Auto industry responds to good moves by Ford government
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun June 13, 2019 Telling the world that Ontario is open for business, as the signs now say, is an easy thing for politicians to do. Actually delivering is something else. The Ford government has been accused of latching onto a slogan, of sending mixed signals to the business community by threatening […]
