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Automotive Parts Manufacture’s Association calls out Manitoba, Sask. premiers
Matt Skube, CTV National News Oct 13, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacture’s Association, says “if Canada is in a trade war with a country, the response has to be a Canadian response.” Watch here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Tariffs: Agricultural and automotive sectors divided over Wab Kinew's request in Ottawa
Graham Sceviour-Fraehlich, CBC Radio Oct 13, 2025 [Original in French] In an interview with Radio-Canada on Sunday, Mr. Volpe warned that China, which has invested heavily in its electric vehicle industry, could conquer the Canadian market. Read here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Canadian auto industry leader calls out premiers, urges ‘Canadian response’
Joe Van Wonderen, CTV News Oct 13, 2025 The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message during an ongoing trade dispute with Beijing. Read here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Lutnick's threats to auto 'nothing we haven't heard before': Volpe
Andrew Bell, BNN Bloomberg Oct 9, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the outlook for the Canadian auto sector as PM Carney says U.S. counterpart needs trade deal to compete. Watch here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Ottawa faces pressure after China offers deal on canola, EV tariffs
Jeremie Charron, CP24 Oct 12, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, and a member of the prime minister’s council on Canada-U.S. relations, says dropping the tariffs on Chinese EVs would mean sacrificing one industry to protect another. Read here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Lutnick says Canada should adopt US-first policy in domestic auto industry
Colin D’Mello, Global News, Oct 8, 2025 U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has commented that the U.S. must overtake Canada when it comes to vehicle manufacturing. Flavio Volpe comments. Watch here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Canada-US trade: Flavio on Lutnick’s remarks
CTV National News Oct 10, 2025 Flavio Volpe, APMA President, sharing insight into the US auto industry’s lobbying effort on the White House. (Flavio appears @ 16:22) Watch here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Flavio Volpe on a Canadian Car
John Moore, Moore in the Morning | Newstalk 1010 Oct 10, 2025 As the Commerce Secretary says Canada must come ‘second’ to the U.S. in the auto sector, Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, makes the case for us to have a domestic automaker. Listen here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Sources say that Trump will take “aggressive” stance on Canadian auto industry
Bill Carroll, The Morning Rush | 580 CFRA Oct 9, 2025 Bill is joined by the president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association Flavio Volpe to discuss the stance the US is taking towards the Canadian auto industry. Listen here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
What's at stake for Ontario's auto sector?
David Cochrane, Power & Politics | CBC News Oct 8, 2025 U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is reportedly rejecting any possibility of a deal on the auto sector. Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, says Lutnick's rhetoric is less important than 'reassurances' from Prime Minister Mark Carney. Watch here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Trump commerce secretary takes ‘aggressive’ stance against Ontario auto industry, sources say
Colin D’Mello and Isaac Callan, Global News Oct 8, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, expressed concern with Lutnick’s position. “The commerce secretary is focused on having those cars made in the U.S. and he thinks that might be zero-sum in Canada,” Volpe said. “I don’t agree with that, the government of Canada doesn’t agree with that.” Read here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Canada must come ‘second’ to U.S. in auto sector, Howard Lutnick warns behind closed doors
Tonda MacCharles and Robert Benzie, Toronto Star Oct 8, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, said Canada must hold its ground to safeguard its auto industry if Trump and Lutnick are saying they see cars being manufactured only in the U.S. Canada should not give up just “because they’re asking for it.” Read here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Ford says ‘you can’t unscramble an egg’ in response to Lutnick’s auto deal comments
Bakari Savage and Andrew Brennan, CP24 Oct 8, 2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Canada-U.S. relations council member Flavio Volpe responded to comments made by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Watch here
APMA
Oct 141 min read
Trump's tone toward Canada is suddenly more positive. What's up with that?
Mike Crawley, CBC News Oct 7, 2025 Flavio Volpe, the Canadian president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association and a fierce...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
Feds throwing Canadian auto sector under the bus in Trump-Carney trade talks, warns union
Josh Rubin, Toronto Star Oct 7, 2025 “It can’t function if we disintegrate it,” said Flavio Volpe, CEO of the Automotive Parts...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
“Maple Motors” could an all Canadian car hit the roads?
Matt Galloway, The Current | CBC Radio Oct 7, 2025 Flavio Volpe, the president of Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
Mark Carney’s visit ends with no deal despite Donald Trump predicting Canada will be ‘very happy’ with Washington trade talks
Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star Oct 7, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said he wasn’t...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
Trump Predicts That ‘Canada Will Love Us Again’ in Meeting With Carney
Ian Austen, The New York Times Oct 7, 2025 “I’m not seeing a lot of movement in Washington on the issues that matter to Canadians’...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
Hopes are high but expectations low as Mark Carney sits down with Donald Trump
Raisa Patel and Josh Rubin, Toronto Star Oct 6, 2025 “Let’s be very clear: you can’t have a continental supply chain if one partner keeps...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
Auto sector tempering expectations of Carney’s meeting with Trump
Kyle Duggan, Financial Post Oct 6, 2025 Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said he hopes to see...
APMA
Oct 91 min read
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