Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, believes the recent electric vehicle targets set out by Canada’s environment minister also carried this pointed message to Canada’s domestic auto industry: “Let them eat cake.”
Volpe says he has come to this conclusion because he believes those goals, which include a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, cannot be met.
He accused the government of not caring whether those cars are domestically built or come from China, regardless of the impact it may have.
“Which is a very damaging proposition to Canadian industry and Canadian interests,” Volpe said.
He and other analysts suggest there could be unintended consequences for
