Canada asks South Koreans, Germans for auto sector production pledges as part of submarine bid: source

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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 investments in Canada’s world class automotive sector seems pretty smart to me.”

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