Toyota Leans on Dealers' Help to Lobby Against Tariffs: TDS

Toyota is exploring how to enlist dealer support to lobby state lawmakers against tariffs, according to comments shared during the automaker’s most recent annual dealer meeting in Las Vegas. Dave Christ, Toyota’s North American brand chief, said dealers—often major local employers and contributors of taxes—understand that tariffs are costs that get passed along, and could discourage tariffs ahead of midterm elections in November. Separately, Canada plans to pressure Stellantis regarding Brampton Assembly, the site where the Jeep Compass was previously slated to be built before production shifted to the U.S. Canada and Ontario pledged $1 billion in 2022, and production for North America is now expected to start next year in Illinois.