David Kennedy, Auto News Canada Oct 23, 2025 Flavio Volpe, CEO of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said Ottawa should be prepared to pull the two automakers’ tariff remission allotments, granted this spring to companies that assemble vehicles in Ontario. Read here

Staff writer, CBC Radio-Canada Oct 23, 2025 [Original in French] Flavio Volpe, the president of the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, believes that the government must send the message to manufacturers that there will be consequences if they retreat in front of the White House. Read here

Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post Oct 23, 2025 Other voices in the industry, such as Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada, have called for a Canadian-made and -built car. Read here

Greg Layson, Auto News Canada Oct 23, 2025 “Canadian automotive suppliers invest billions of dollars annually in advanced manufacturing work that helps keep this country globally competitive,” said Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio Volpe. Read here

Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail Oct 21, 2025 Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said, “This is exactly how the Trump administration was hoping this would go. Ingersoll has gotten caught up in the trade war and his assault on the EV market.” Read here

Mackenzie Gray, Global National Oct 21, 2025 Canada's auto sector is taking another hit as General Motors (GM) ends production of its BrightDrop electric delivery vans at its plant in Ingersoll, Ont. Flavio Volpe points to the ongoing tariffs as a major factor impacting the industry. Watch here

Siobhan Morris, CTV News, Oct 21, 2025 The fallout from the GM announcement is reverberating at Queens Park. Flavio Volpe speaks to the need to reassess the strategy in dealing with the U.S. on trade. Watch here

Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Oct 21, 2025 Flavio Volpe, head of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, said he understands the “potential appeal” of Ottawa wanting to expedite talks to relieve the 50-per-cent tariffs on steel and aluminum first and, as a Plan B, hold off on auto negotiations for later. But Volpe also warned that delays talks into July, and “even then the U.S. president could also walk away from that.” Read here

Josh Rubin, Toronto Star Oct 21, 2025 “I think this is very likely the end of production at Ingersoll,” said APMA CEO Flavio Volpe. “GM made a bad decision when it moved production of the Equinox from Ingersoll to the U.S. five years ago. In normal times, you can fix that, but with the trade uncertainty right now, it gives the company cover to close the plant.” Read here

David Kennedy, Auto News Canada Oct 22, 2025 Kennedy writes that “Flavio Volpe, CEO of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, began championing the idea in the spring, and a feasibility study into the concept is expected next year.” Read here

Ian Bickis and Nick Murray, BNN Bloomberg Oct 21, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, said that the uncertainty caused by tariffs has likely contributed to the decision to simply end production, rather than replace it with another product.   "They could have put that Equinox production back where they took it from," said Volpe. Read here

Johnathan Juha and Brian Williams, The London Free Press Oct 21, 2025 “In normal times, (manufacturers) will simply fix their product mistakes within the plants they operate. However, with massive uncertainty in tariff talks, instead of assigning a new product here, they’re choosing to simply give it up,” Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association said. Read here

Bill Carroll, The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll |580 CFRA Oct 21, 2025 Bill is joined by the president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, Flavio Volpe, to discuss the viability of Canada creating its own auto sector. Listen here

Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail Oct 18, 2025 Radwanksi writes about what options the federal government in Ottawa should consider as its long-term strategic options to reduce dependence on U.S. automakers. He mentions Flavio Volpe’s, APMA president, push on the idea of a Canadian automaker. Read here

Madeline Mazak, Toronto Sun Oct 17, 2025 President of the Automotive Part Manufacturers’ Association Flavio Volpe criticized the automaker’s move. “Hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian parts suppliers’ investments have been casually kicked aside without notice by this cowardly decision by Stellantis,” Volpe posted to social media. Read here

Carolyn Jarvis, CTV News Oct 16, 2025 APMA’s Flavio Volpe on Stellantis CEO’s reassurances, possible legal action by Minister Joly, and if there should be optimism in the auto sector. Watch here

Jim Richards, The Jim Richards Show | Newstalk 1010 Oct 16, 2025 Flavio Volpe speaks on the impact of Stellantis’ decision on the Brampton plant. On Stellantis’ message about Brampton Assembly’s future, he said “I think that was PR on a tough day.” Listen here

Jillian Piper, Global National Oct 15, 2025 Stellantis is abandoning plans to reopen its plant in Brampton, ON., and instead, will shift the manufacturing of Jeeps to the U.S. APMA president Flavio Volpe comments that, “We should be worried about all of our investments in this country if other companies pull the cowards way out like this one did.” Watch here

Vjosa Isai, The New York Times Oct 15, 2025 Flavio Volpe, the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, a trade group, accused Stellantis of bending to Mr. Trump’s will. It is imperative for Canada, Mr. Volpe said, to respond to the company’s decision and “to hold them accountable, to get a new product in that plant, to not let them off the hook and feel bad for them because they got bullied by the White House.” Read here

Vipal Monga and Paul Vieira, The Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, commented that “Hundreds of millions of dollars in the Canadian supply base have been kicked aside.” He said Canada must push back hard against Stellantis’s move or take the risk that other automakers in Canada will make similar moves. Read here