Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada Jan 16, 2026 Flavio Volpe, head of the APMA, said that any Transport certification requirements for Chinese EVs “must immediately include filters on cybersecurity.” He said Chinese hardware and software “are of a real concern to regulators around the world.” And that he would expect Polestar and Tesla to be the first automakers to take advantage of the new deal. They had previously imported models from China, before Canada implemented a 100

Josh Rubin, Toronto Star Jan 15, 2026 Donald Trump says Americans “don’t need” Canadian products, and that the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade is irrelevant. APMA President Flavio Volpe argues that the USMCA is not “irrelevant” citing the rise of the proportion of U.S. content in Canadian-made vehicles from 38 percent to around 50 between 2018 and 2024; and, said “It demonstrated that CUSMA’s automotive rules of origin are increasing American content per vehicle rather

Darius Snickus, Canadian National observer Jan 15, 2026 “The world is changing at an unprecedented pace, the EV [sector] included,” said APMA President Flavio Volpe in relation to Carney’s visit to China. “Concessions or agreements that Canada is considering with the former must be carefully weighed against risk to the latter,” said Volpe referring to China and the U.S. respectively.  Read here

Bill Carroll, The Morning Rush | 580 CFRA Jan 14, 2026 In a radio interview APMA President Flavio Volpe discusses Trump’s dismissal of the Canadian automotive industry and if getting Chinese EVs is the direction to move in. He argued that while trust in Washington has weakened and Beijing remains strategically hostile, Canada cannot replace North American trade with China. Volpe cautioned “There is no upside from Beijing that could cancel the downside of having the USMCA coll

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

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

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