Toyota Grilled Over Lobbying Efforts, Ties to Regulators
Lawmakers fired questions Wednesday at two Toyota executives about whether the company's lobbyists are too cozy with government regulators and whether those relationships slowed the response to complaints about the automaker's safety record. The hearing, the second on Capitol Hill this week, also served as a forum for lawmakers to debate proposals related to the U.S. tort system. One Democrat warned Toyota president Akio Toyoda that the automaker should expect significant losses as a result of products liability lawsuits.
