EV/AV Report: Aspirational challenges and milestone products
Toronto, Ontario — A new electric vehicle manufacturing facility begins operations in Quebec, and industry stakeholders and provincial bodies respond to the recently announced federal zero-emission automotive requirements by 2026. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Home Grown Lion Electric Company has produced its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery […]
First Look: Project Arrow prototype vehicle unveiled to suppliers and partners at Pfaff Autoworks
Markham, Ontario — The Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association (APMA) and other Project Arrow stakeholders have started to reveal the all-Canadian prototype to key partners ahead of the vehicle’s official unveiling on Jan. 5. Suppliers were treated to a super-secret glimpse at the car on Dec. 20, where 80-or-so attendees met at a tightly guarded event […]
Fly True: Project Arrow prototype debuts at APMA Annual Conference on Oct. 19
Windsor, Ontario – The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) will showcase a prototype of the famous Project Arrow prototype at its annual conference on Oct. 19, the first look at the world’s first all-Canadian electric vehicle. On Oct. 5, Flavio Volpe, president of the APMA tweeted “we are sneak peaking our #ProjectArrow prototype build at […]
Tech Specs: QA Consultants joins Project Arrow as cybersecurity specialists
Toronto, Ontario – On Sept. 7, QA Consultants announced it was awarded the role of onboarding and integrating cybersecurity solutions on Project Arrow, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association’s all-Canadian zero-emission concept vehicle. According to the QA Consultants press release, Project Arrow works within Canada’s best electric-drive, alternative-fuel, connected, autonomous and lightweight technology companies, showcasing the […]
Cash for Careers: APMA launches ‘Future of Work’ bursary program for post-secondary students
Windsor, Ontario — The Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) has announced the “Future of Work” bursary program, focused on attracting post-secondary students who may be looking towards a future in the auto industry. The four $2,500 bursaries will be presented to students in any year of study pursuing a career in the fields of engineering, […]
Keeping it Light: Project Arrow to incorporate Cymat SmartMetal aluminum foam
Toronto, Ontario — The Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association’s (APMA) Project Arrow will feature crash system components from Canadian manufacturer Cymat Technologies and its design partner Tesseract Structural Innovations. Cymat and Tesseract will design and supply a number of components for specific areas of the Project Arrow concept car, including Cymat’s SmartMetal aluminum foam, which the […]
Brace for Impact: Project Arrow aims at 2022 reveal date
Toronto, Ontario — In a recent interview with Automotive News Canada, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) Chief Technical Officer Fraser Dunn said the Project Arrow all-Canadian concept vehicle is on course with a reveal planned for the Las Vegas-based CES show in January 2023. The car will be assembled from eight mega-stampings laser-welded together, said […]
EV/AV Report: January 3, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, new details are divulged on the Project Arrow concept EV being developed by the APMA, Uber prepares for a driverless food-delivery pilot project in California and General Motors quite literally took a shot across Tesla’s bow. Path of the Arrow An executive from the […]
Hot Ticket: Tickets on sale for APMA’s Dec. 7 annual conference
Woodbridge, Ontario — It’s the time of year for the Automotive Parts and Manufacturers Association (APMA) to host its annual conference in Woodbridge, Ont, back in its 69th edition. Set for Dec. 7 at the Paramount EventSpace just outside Toronto, the APMA has a full lineup of key industry figures ready to present their latest […]
Aim, Set, Fire: Feds invest $5 million in APMA’s Project Arrow
Windsor, Ontario — Project Arrow, the zero-emissions concept car initiative driven by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) is getting $5 million in federal funding. “This is a huge announcement; this is really ground-breaking,” Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk said Wednesday in Windsor alongside the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) investment announcement. […]
