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Toronto's 2026 Canadian International Auto Show breaks attendance record
Jil McIntosh, Driving.ca Feb 23, 2026 The 2026 Canadian International AutoShow drew a record 374,678 attendees and featured the global debut of Borealis, the latest Project Arrow concept led by the APMA. The vehicle highlights Canadian supplier technologies and is intended for international tours to promote domestic manufacturing capabilities. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Canada’s International Auto Show. Balancing dreams, luxury and reality
Joe Volpe, Corriere Canadese Feb 24, 2026 An opinion column reflecting on the Canadian International AutoShow highlighted Project Arrow, the fully Canadian-developed concept vehicle led by the APMA, as a showcase of domestic engineering and supplier capability. Its presence underscored Canada’s ability to develop advanced vehicle technologies amid a show dominated by global automakers and growing EV competition. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Canadian International AutoShow 2026
Huw Evans, Autosphere.ca Feb 23, 2026 The APMA unveiled Borealis, the second Project Arrow concept vehicle, at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow, highlighting Canadian supplier capabilities in autonomous and advanced vehicle technologies. APMA President Flavio Volpe said the project demonstrates Canada’s ability to compete globally, particularly amid ongoing trade and tariff pressures affecting the domestic auto sector. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
AutoShow star: Canada’s Project Arrow pioneers the future of electric vehicles
Mark Toljagic, Toronto Star Feb 21, 2026 Project Arrow 2.0 is not meant to create a Canadian retail car brand, but to showcase Canadian-made EV and autonomous technologies to global automakers. While the Vector and Borealis highlight the capabilities of 80 domestic suppliers, APMA is increasingly positioning the project toward defence procurement rather than the high-risk consumer auto market Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Project Arrow is important for Canada, isn't meant to be a real car
Elle Alder, Driving.ca Feb 21, 2026 Project Arrow’s Vector and Borealis concepts may have lacked the spectacle of the supercars nearby, but their purpose was far more strategic. Built as industry-facing demonstrators rather than consumer vehicles, the APMA-led project unites dozens of Canadian suppliers to showcase tangible, integrated technologies and serve as a business development tool aimed squarely at global automakers and procurement decision-makers. Watch/Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
2026 Canadian International Auto Show: Hits and Misses
Staff Writer, Driving.ca Feb 13, 2026 At the 2026 CIAS, one of the standout highlights was APMA’s Project Arrow 2.0, featuring the Canadian-built Vector and Borealis concepts. Journalists praised the initiative not as a retail product, but as a global showcase of Canadian innovation, connecting startups, suppliers and advanced technologies to demonstrate what Canada’s auto sector can design, engineer and potentially commercialize. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Building Canada's First Zero-Emission Concept EV and What Comes Next
Staff Writer, OntariosUniversities.ca Feb 18, 2026 Ontario Tech University, in partnership with APMA, unveiled Project Arrow Borealis at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow alongside the next generation Vector prototype, marking the continued evolution of Canada’s all-electric vehicle platform. The initiative has given more than 20 Ontario Tech students hands-on experience in full vehicle development and is targeting a commercially viable, fully Canadian-buildable EV by
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Western engineering team drives innovative electric vehicle prototype
Jeff Renaud, Western News Feb 17, 2026 APMA unveiled Project Arrow 2.0 at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow, introducing the Vector and Borealis EV prototypes as the program moves toward next-generation, deployable technologies. Flavio Volpe said the phase advances capabilities that will help define mobility in the 2030s and 2040s. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Toronto 2026: Project Arrow Evolves with Two New Concepts
Derek Boshouwers, Auto123.com Feb 16, 2026 Project Arrow 2.0 debuted at the 2026 Canadian International Auto Show with the Vector and Borealis concepts. The program signals Canada’s intent to compete as a producer of advanced EV technologies, not just a vehicle assembly jurisdiction. Flavio Volpe, President of the APMA, emphasized during the Toronto unveiling that the vehicles are intended to be a menu for global automakers. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
APMA unveils new Project Arrow Vector and Borealis prototypes
Grace Macaluso, Automotive News Canada Feb 12, 2026 Reporting on the unveiling of Project Arrow 2.0, the APMA’s advanced electric vehicle prototypes, Feb. 12 at Media Day of the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Toronto autoshow rolls into town this weekend
Jee-Yun Lee, CP24 Feb 12, 2026 Report on the unveiling of Project Arrow 2.0 vehicles at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. They highlight what Canada’s auto ecosystem can deliver today while pointing to the long-term ambition of building a uniquely Canadian vehicle despite ongoing trade and tariff pressures. Watch here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Ottawa’s new EV incentives take centre stage at Canadian International AutoShow
Eric Vienneau, CHCH News Feb 12, 2026 “We found a way to get an exemption for Canadian and Mexican made USMCA compliant parts from the section 232 tariffs. We did that by presenting data that said the industry would shut down almost immediately if you didn’t do it. That’s also true for finished vehicles,” said Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Project Arrow 2.0: it's getting clearer
Vincent Aubé, AutoHebdo.net Feb 12, 2026 [Translated from original in French] APMA unveiled Project Arrow Vector and Borealis at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow. APMA President Flavio Volpe said Project Arrow began as a national effort to demonstrate Canada’s ability to design and build a zero-emission vehicle, and that Phase 2.0 now advances the platform toward the technologies, systems, and industrial capabilities expected to shape mobility for decades. Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
All-Canadian Project Arrow Vector and Borealis Debut in Toronto
Guillaume Rivard, The Car Guide | Guide Auto Web Feb 12, 2026 An article about the debut of Vector and Borealis at the Canadian International AutoShow. APMA President Flavio Volpe said the program is now advancing toward the “technologies, systems and industrial capabilities that will define mobility in the 2030s and 2040s.” Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
$70 million automotive innovation network established in nine regional Ontario centres
Glen Hendry, Insauga Feb 9, 2026 Ontario is investing $17.5 million through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network to establish nine regional technology sites supporting SME innovation and commercialization, with Flavio Volpe, APMA president, noting, “Project Arrow is about the entire Canadian movement into electric mobility and creating a vision for a sustainable and innovative tomorrow.” Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read
Kiwi Charge takes EV-charging robot to showroom floor with $1.7-million pilot project
Alex Riehl, BetaKit Feb 9, 2026 Toronto-based Kiwi Charge is piloting an autonomous EV charging robot with General Motors Canada and Pfaff Automotive and will showcase the technology at the Canadian International AutoShow, where it will charge the APMA’s Project Arrow, supporting APMA President Flavio Volpe’s view that the vehicle proves Canada has “the technology and the people to build an all-Canadian car.” Read here
APMA
Mar 21 min read


Global Debut of The Next in the Series for Project Arrow at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow
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
APMA
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Homegrown EV prototype is driving ambition in the Canadian auto sector
Sean Leathong, CTV National News June 24, 2025 On Tuesday, June 24, the APMA team hosted the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister...
APMA
Jun 26, 20251 min read


Arrow reborn: an all-Canadian EV aims to revolutionize industry
Darius Snieckus, Canada’s National Observer May 9, 2025 “Things are changing very rapidly. This is an occasion for a big rethink of the...
APMA
May 9, 20251 min read
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