By Kevin McCauley
Toyota, which is in the midst of a massive 7.5M car recall, has hired BGR Government Affairs to provide guidance on federal, regulatory and administrative actions on energy, technology, manufacturing, tax and safety issues.
A faulty door switch that could lead to car fires is the Japanese automaker’s biggest recall since the sudden acceleration recalls of 2009 and 2010.
USA Today (Oct. 11) reported that the recall, which includes 2.5M cars in the U.S, is a “new black eye” for the company and “another blemish on Toyota’s reputation for quality.”
BGR has rolled out the heavy guns for Toyota. That team includes Haley Barbour (former Mississippi Governor and Republican party bigwig), Loren Monroe (aide to former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici), Erskine Wells (ex-deputy chief of staff for Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker), Jennifer Larkin Lukawski (legislative director for former Congressman Bob Dornan), Russell Roberts (ex-chief of staff to Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen) and Jonathan Mantz (national finance director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential run). |