Automotive News Canada Podcast

Mar 05 2025 251 ep. 19 mins 29
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March 7, 2025 | VW Canada CEO Vito Paladino talks tariffs, EVs, customer service, more

Mar 05 2025 30 mins  
Volkswagen Canada CEO Vito Paladino recently sat down for a fireside chat with Automotive News Canada Publisher Tim Dimopoulos to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, electrification, battery plants, customer service, and more. This is that conversation.

Feb. 28, 2025 | Stellantis Canada CEO Jeff Hines talks tariffs, EVs, Hemi engines, more

Feb 25 2025 30 mins  
Stellantis Canada CEO Jeff Hines recently sat down for a fireside chat with Automotive News Canada Digital and Mobile Editor Greg Layson to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, the end of the federal iZEV program, the possible return of the Hemi engine, and more. This is that conversation.

Feb. 21, 2025 | The week’s top stories and Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun on AI, Volvo deal

Feb 20 2025 12 mins  
Stellantis has paused retooling Brampton Assembly Plant; Polestar Canada has big plans for 2025; and Toyota Canada is committed to this country “for the long haul.” Plus, Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun discusses a new partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions. She also details the generative AI advances at the heart of the company’s end-to-end AI stack and approach to developing

Feb. 14, 2025 | An in-depth conversation with new Toyota Canada CEO Cyril Dimitris

Feb 12 2025 24 mins  
Newly named Toyota Canada CEO Cyril Dimitris talks about the automaker’s executive shakeup, its product lineup, as well as value and affordability. He also discusses inventory levels with the COVID pandemic and semiconductor shortage in the past, and more.

Feb. 7, 2025 | The week’s top stories and Jason Campbell tees up CIAS

Feb 06 2025 15 mins  
January saw a spike in new-vehicle sales; the Kia EV5 is set to arrive; and Waabi partners with Volvo on self-driving trucks. Plus, Canadian International AutoShow General Manager Jason Campbell previews the 2025 edition of the show.

Feb. 4, 2025 | CADA CEO Tim Reuss talks about the end of iZEV, sales mandates, more

Feb 03 2025 18 mins  
Canadian Automobile Dealers Association President and CEO Tim Reuss talks about the end of the Canadian Incentives for Zero Emissions Vehicles Program, discusses what CADA would like to see happen to the federal ZEV sales mandate, talks about sales, and more.

Jan. 31, 2025 | The week’s top stories and a chat with Linamar's Linda Hasenfratz

Jan 30 2025 13 mins  
Unifor aims to organize EV battery plants; Linamar plans billions in upgrades in Ontario; Volkswagen says the ID7 won’t come to Canada. Plus, Linamar Executive Chair Linda Hasenfratz has a warning about U.S. tariffs on Canadian auto parts.

Jan. 24, 2025 | The week’s top stories, plus Flavio Volpe talks Trump, tariffs and trade war

Jan 23 2025 21 mins  
A new report shows how tough it would be to move Canadian auto assembly to the U.S.; Tesla hikes its Canadian prices; Canada’s Holand Automotive Group expands overseas. Plus, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio Volpe is part of a federal Canada-U. S. relations council dealing with the incoming Trump administration’s vow to impose tariffs. He talks tar

Jan. 17, 2025 | The week’s top stories and a chat with Unifor president Lana Payne

Jan 16 2025 21 mins  
America needs Canada-made vehicles; tariff threats worry Canadian suppliers; the federal iZEV program winds down. Plus, Unifor President Lana Payne discusses tariffs, organizing more of Canada’s autoworkers, the future of EV assembly, and more.

Jan. 10, 2025 | The week’s top stories and a chat with Nissan Canada’s Trevor Longley

Jan 09 2025 18 mins  
Jan. 10, 2025 | The week’s top stories and a chat with Nissan Canada’s Trevor Longley by Automotive News Canada