Supply chain issues to be tackled by new federal task force
Rob Bostelaar, Automotive News Canada January 31, 2022 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, said it’s too early to tell whether the vaccine mandate and ongoing protests have any permanent impact. 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.
Canada’s trucker vaccine mandate could mean ‘chaos,’ added costs, say insiders
Automotive News Canada January 14, 2022 Flavio Volpe of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association said the mandate would cause bigger headaches if the auto industry was running at full capacity, which it isn’t, due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors. Read article here.
Auto industry moves carefully on imposing vaccine mandates for staff
David Kennedy, Automotive News Canada September 27, 2021 “From social settings in New York to corporate settings in Toronto, we’re seeing mandatory vaccination regimes becoming more commonplace,” said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA). Read full article here.