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🚗 Join APMA and Project Arrow for the Automotive Industry Networking & Mobility Tech Demonstration Zone (DZ) Showcase! Discover Ontario’s automotive future at this must-attend event featuring Project Arrow and OVIN Demonstration Zone projects. Connect with industry leaders, explore cutting-edge mobility technologies and network with innovators driving the sector forward! 🗓️ When: December 2, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 📍 Where: Assembly Park, Vaughan 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/g5BhdZNX What to Expect ✔️ Inspiring Speakers: Minister Victor Fedeli, Flavio Volpe, C.M., Raed Kadri and local mayors
 ✔️ Networking Opportunities: Connect with automotive and mobility leaders
 ✔️ Tech Showcase: Explore innovations in shared mobility, autonomous robotics, traffic safety, sustainable charging and smart parking Don’t miss your chance to experience Ontario’s mobility innovation firsthand! Presented by: Vaughan Economic Development, Markham Economic Development, and ONeconomy | ÉconomieON through Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) In partnership with: York Link | York Region Economic Development and Assembly Park VMC. 
📧 For more details contact: info@ovindz.ca #ProjectArrow #EV #ElectricVehicle #YorkRegion #YRTECH #Vaughan #Markham #AutoTech #DemonstrationZone #Automotive #Mobility #Innovation #Startups #SmartMobility #FutureOfTransportation

Thanks to Donald Trump’s social media trade tactics, the world is talking about the Canada-US automotive relationship. Great to talk to Sky News about how interwoven our two countries’ investments are and how important it is we are aligned regarding China.

Manufacturing is being disrupted. The transformation of the sector to support sustainable and digitalized operations is underway, and there are great opportunities for Canadian manufacturers to lead and grow. One of the key challenges is to make sure that the existing workforce has the skills they need to support our growth and that our colleges and universities understand the skills advanced manufacturing needs so that the new workers coming in the sector are ready, but exactly what are the skills that are needed? As a part of NGen's Future Ready project, a program funded in part by the government of Canada under the SWSP program, NGen, in partnership with Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) SIMSA - Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association, Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research (DAIR), Canadian Marine Industry and Shipbuilding Association, BioTalent Canada and Food Processing Skills Canada reached out to survey Canadian manufacturers about the competencies of their existing workforce as well as the skills they anticipate will be required in 2030 and 2040. The report provides great insight into the skills and needs of the manufacturing workforce. Phil Arthurs,Lauren Tedesco,Eric Anderson, Colin Cooke, David K. Potter, Adriana Saenz, Jennefer Griffith, Scott Murray, Matt Foran https://lnkd.in/g4K_Vq6X

#APMANews 👇 More on #Trump and #Tariffs ▪️ Donald Trump threatens 25% tariff on products from Canada, Mexico Alexander Panetta, CBC News November 25, 2024   Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, urged patience, saying the auto industry's interests in Canada overlap with U.S. interests. "We've gamed out the possibilities that he lumps Canada and Mexico issues together, we've been there before," Volpe said. "We are prepared and connected."   🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/eYWtqBeC ▪️ Donald Trump threatens 25% tariff on Canadian products; Doug Ford, premiers call for urgent action Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star November 25, 2024   “This is negotiating with Trump,” said Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, suggesting that Trump would be well aware of those in Canada — including Ford and the other premiers — who have promoted the idea that Canada should uncouple itself from Mexico, and set itself out as a bilateral, not a trilateral trading partner.   🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/g_BeFw_u  

#APMANews 👇Check out the articles below to hear APMA’s insights on #Trump and #Tariffs. ▪️ Trump’s Tariff Threat to Top US Trading Partners Roils Markets Nancy Cook and Brian Platt, Bloomberg News November 25, 2024   The Canadian and US auto industries are so intertwined, and work on such thin profit margins, that a 25% tariff is “not a real conversation,” said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, a Canadian industry group.   🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/gY33qn5R ▪️ Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero, The New York Times November 26, 2024   Flavio Volpe, the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, a Canadian industry group, said he believed Mr. Trump’s post was just the opening salvo to what would be a negotiation that ultimately was about allies in a fight against China.   🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/daVM7cXD ▪️ Canada’s politicians rush to panic in a call to cut Mexico loose Campbell Clark, The Globe and Mail November 25, 2024   “I don’t see the strategic value in telling them they’re out before we know what the nature of the threat is,” said Flavio Volpe, the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, a major Canadian auto-sector lobby.   🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/gCyVmz5C ▪️ Doing business with 25% tariffs would be pointless, says Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association president CBC National News Live November 26, 2024   Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, says supply chains in the North American auto industry are so integrated that 'there is no border in automotive.' He says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump 'is trying to disrupt the conversation early.'   🔗 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gsnXMs8b ▪️ 'Lots to lose on both sides,' Windsor mayor says of Trump's tariff threat Heather Kitching, CBC News November 26, 2024   President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) echoed Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens' sentiment that Trump's threatened tariff feels like a familiar tactic. "We knew we were going to hear this; we just didn't know when we were going to hear it," Flavio Volpe said.   🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/gWkAPd4r  

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Buckle in folks, the roller coaster will be departing momentarily. Great to talk to Matina Stevis-Gridneff at The New York Times about Trumps opening salvo in a Canada trade negotiation that will ultimately be about China. https://lnkd.in/gC-jC6Xi

I was thrilled to present Flavio Volpe, C.M. with the Presidential Award of Distinction for our collaborative work on Project Arrow, the first ever all-Canadian built EV. With Flavio the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA), and the rest of our partners, we collectively accomplished something huge, that all of Canada 🇨🇦 should be proud of. Flavio is a first-rate guy, and told me when considering a build partner “we would not have even attempted it without Ontario Tech University”. 🙏 Thank you and congratulations!

This morning, President Steven Murphy, PhD, ICD.D and Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) President Flavio Volpe, C.M. took a spin around our north campus to celebrate the inaugural Ontario Tech Presidential Award of Distinction. This award recognizes individuals whose actions and dedication have profoundly impacted the Ontario Tech experience and our community, and Flavio certainly fits that description! His leadership on Project Arrow demonstrates his commitment to innovation and collaboration, and he has provided our students with hands-on experience on a once-in-a-lifetime project. Congratulations, Flavio!

I’m honoured to receive the inaugural Ontario Tech University Presidential Award of Distinction for our pioneering work together on Project Arrow. I told the university team and Ontario Tech President and Vice Chancellor Steven Murphy, PhD, ICD.D this morning that *we would not have attempted it without Ontario Tech*. Together we showed off 🇨🇦’s advanced automotive capabilities around the world and started a movement that is rolling forward with momentum.