Welcome to Drive Time Talks, a podcast series designed exclusively for you, the 8,000 team members driving policy decisions for Toyota.
Get in gear for our first podcast of 2019:
Toyota’s D.C. lobbyists walk the Halls of Congress on swearing in day to share the Toyota story with nearly 100 Members of Congress.
The impact from the U.S. partial government shutdown: Toyota consultant Bob Russell of the Simmons & Russell Group provides an inside look on efforts from both sides to find a resolution, and the impact on policies important to Toyota.
What’s happening with NAFTA 2.0? Toyota’s Director of International Trade Policy Yuri Unno gives us an update on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Are the Section 232 auto import investigation and U.S.-Japan trade negotiations impacted by the ongoing government shut-down? Director of International Public Policy Leila Aridi Afas gets us up to speed on trade.
State Government Affairs Director Erik Kirkhorn takes the wheel on the Top 5 emerging issues hitting the states in 2019.
Fasten your seat belts Policy Drivers — you don’t want to miss Drive Time Talks’ first episode of the year!