Ottawa, South Korea in talks to bring auto manufacturing to Canada: sources
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Judy Trinh, CTV News
Jan 28, 2026
Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said he pitched to a Korean delegation to consider building EVs in Ontario, arguing that “today the business case is there to build a plant here in Canada… and to build where they sell.” Noting Korean automakers now account for about 12% of the Canadian market, Volpe added this is an opportunity for Ottawa to leverage defence procurement, saying, “Canada is interested in buying submarines and there are two healthy bidders… and both of those healthy bidders have automakers that sell a lot of cars here and sell batteries here.”
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