Robert Benzie and Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star Jan 21, 2026 “Making that concession in this moment makes the entire Canadian auto sector on shakier ground,” Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said at Ford’s news conference. “We gave carefree access to about three per cent of the Canadian home market to importers who will not have to have any Canadian content in them,” said Volpe. Read here

Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post Jan 21, 2026 “You cannot have a system where you’re creating value for the Chinese state through EV credits,” Flavio Volpe, president of the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said. “We have to make our investments and protect them before we take on the Chinese, who don’t have profit as a key metric,” Volpe said. “I’m glad we didn’t do what they wanted and drop the tariff altogether, but I’m not happy about it. It’s a conces

Joshua Freeman, BNN Bloomberg Jan 21, 2026 Reporting on Premier Ford’s news conference, APMA President Flavio Volpe noted that 50,000 vehicles amounts to a full production shift at an auto plant and warned that “those jobs don’t exist comfortably in this new world.” Read here