Zi-Ann Lum, Politico Jan 14, 2026 “We’ve got to be very careful in what we do and how it’s perceived in Washington and how it’s described by the Chinese,” Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president, told Playbook. Read here

Abigail Bimman, CTV National News Jan 13, 2026 Reporting on Canada’s top priorities ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to China and the potential challenges that could arise. APMA PresidentFlavio Volpe said “I do expect that the Prime Minister isn’t going there just to exchange niceties…if Washington reacts to something we do in Beijing that makes permanent the barriers for Canadian sales to the U.S., there is that Beijing could offer us that could make up the differe

Carolyn Jarvis, CTV News Jan 13, 2026 APMA President Flavio Volpe on possible flexibility around the PM's trip to China, talks with Premier Ford about concessions for EV tariffs, and Trump’s claim that cars don’t need to be made in Canada. Watch here

Adam Carter, CBC News Jan 13, 2026 As PM Carney heads to China for a trade mission, Premier Ford is vocal about his stance to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect Ontario’s auto industry and jobs. APMA President Flavio Volpe quoted saying “If they’re willing to invest here and then buy Canadian supplies and raw materials and employ Canadian workers, well then they become Canadian cars too,” Volpe said. Read here

Robert Benzie and Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Jan 13, 2026 Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said talks with the Chinese must be handled with “extreme caution.” “Should Canada do its best to move tariffs on agricultural goods? Yes. But we need to be careful about how we invite people in, and any time we invite anybody to assemble here, they absolutely need to try to meet the highest local content standard that we have,” said Volpe. Read

Kelly Taylor, Automotive News Canada Jan 13, 2025 Despite the public-facing rhetoric, there seems to be momentum building behind the scenes to make a deal, said Flavio Volpe, president of the APMA. He predicts a renewal of the agreement, likely with tighter country-of-origin rules tilting in favour of American interests. “All of those conversations with U.S. officials continue to be positive, culminating with the USTR (U.S. Trade Representative) putting APMA on the list of wi

Patty Handysides, The Shift with Patty Handysides | AM 800 CKLW Jan 13, 2026 The president of the APMA, Flavio Volpe, said Canada’s EV tariffs are a necessary tool to protect billions in domestic auto investment, arguing they were designed to prevent Chinese manufacturers from flooding the market while Canada’s electrification strategy takes hold. He noted China’s explicit linkage of agricultural retaliation to EV tariffs underscores the stakes and the pressure facing federal

Staff Writer, AutoShow.ca Jan 14, 2025 At the Canadian International AutoShow Media Day on February 12, 2026, the APMA will unveil Project Arrow Borealis, the global debut of the second prototype in the Project Arrow series, alongside Project Arrow Vector, the next evolution of the program’s technology platform. “This is an exciting milestone for Canadian automotive innovation,” said Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. “Project Arrow co

Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star, Jan 12, 2026 Flavio Volpe, head of the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers, said any conversation with the Chinese has to be approached with “extreme caution.” “The world has changed at an incredible pace since we put in those tariffs, and so has the EV world. The two things that haven’t changed is that Chinese players are state-owned and that this industry is built, the Canadian industry, is built to serve the American market,” he said. Read her

Erica Johnson, The National | CBC News Jan 10, 2026 Reporting about Prime Minister Carney’s upcoming trip to China and its significance for Canadian industries and trade. “The Chinese have successfully put Western jobs against central Canadian jobs and the Prime Minister of Canada has an unenviable job of striking that balance,” said APMA President Flavio Volpe. (Flavio appears @ 16:19) Watch here

Ben Mulroney, The Ben Mulroney Show | Global News Jan 9, 2026 In the interview, APMA President Flavio Volpe argues that Canada’s EV sales mandate is misaligned with market reality and risks undermining domestic auto production and jobs. He also cautions that admitting Chinese EVs without strict local-content rules would undermine Canadian jobs and distort the market. “The reason why the Chinese manufacturers are so successful is that they suppress the costs and flood markets

Josh Rubin, Toronto Star Jan 9, 2026 There’s speculation that the court may be set to rule today. This article share the sentiment of the Canadian business community in reaction to the news. “There’s absolutely a risk Donald Trump would do something capricious in the loss,” said APMA CEO Flavio Volpe. “It’s important for Canada to behave in its own best interests. It’s about not taking a victory lap, not celebrating. Let the U.S. stakeholders take the victory lap — they’re th

Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Jan 7, 2026 Ottawa is asking South Korea and Germany to pair their submarine bids with commitments to auto manufacturing in Canada. The President of the APMA, Flavio Volpe, believes that’s a wise move. “A Canada that will invest 5 per cent of GDP on defence annually has to find new ways to get additional industrial benefits for the hardware spend,” Volpe said. “Tying the purchase of some of the world’s most advanced military equipment to inves

Ethan Lang, CBC News Jan 7, 2025 GM’s Oshawa local union president, Jeff Gray, voiced concerns that union leadership is not doing enough for its members. Meanwhile, APMA President Flavio Volpe acknowledged the limits of Canada’s influence, saying, “There’s a certain helplessness in dealing with national security tariffs imposed by a White House that doesn’t want to negotiate its way out of it. But it's not like other crises that we've been able to control the levers. The leve

Florence Bolduc, CBC Radio-Canada Jan 6, 2025 [Original story in French] “Manufacturing costs in the United States have increased significantly with the import of all parts from Japan, Korea, Europe and China and the cost of vehicles imported from the United States to Canada”, explains the head of Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturer's Association, Flavio Volpe.“ This means absorbing the additional tariffs on parts in the United States, followed by tariffs imposed by Canada

Norman De Bono, The London Free Press Jan 7, 2026 The President of the APMA, Flavio Volpe, argues that the future of a made-in-Canada auto industry may lie in new defence spending. “Some defence spending could be for fleet vehicles for harsh, northern climates, a vehicle we could sell to northern NATO countries,” Volpe said. “Assembling vehicles is a diverse, and profound industrial discipline. You’re talking metallurgy, critical minerals, hardware and software and it employs

Grégory Wilson, Bulletin Régional | CBC Radio-Canada Jan 5, 2025 [Original story in French] The radio segment examined rising vehicle prices, noting that used car costs have climbed nearly 50 per cent since 2018 due to supply chain disruptions, tariffs, and increasing technology requirements. APMA President Flavio Volpe warned that automakers will soon pass tariff costs onto consumers, potentially driving prices even higher by year’s end. Listen here

Norman De Bono, The London Free Press Jan 6, 2025 Co-author of the Trillium Network study, Brendan Sweeney, said discussions about a potential Canadian carmaker are likely to be led by the auto parts sector, pointing to global suppliers such as Magna and Linamar. The article also references the APMA’s Project Arrow as a proof-of-concept initiative demonstrating that Canada has the domestic capability, components, and innovation required to build a vehicle. Read here

Madeline Mazak, Windsor Star Jan 2, 2025 A look back at the effects of U.S. tariffs on Windsor, Ontario. Volatility in the auto industry remains, as APMA President Flavio Volpe comments: “I think a lot of affected parties have this battered spouse syndrome,” said Volpe. “They say publicly, ‘It’s not that bad… I’ve gotten used to it,’ and they can manage it. But the reality is, every day that passes, you leave a little bit of your soul out there.” Read here

Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Dec 30, 2025 In a year-end interview with the Star, Joly said her plan is to protect and create jobs, as well as attract talent and investment. “She was very plain spoken, (delivered) straight talk about what she understood to be everybody’s obligations to each other and to the Canadian sector. I had never heard such straight talk from an industry minister to industry to this point,” said APMA President Flavio Volpe. Read here  (Subscription req