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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!