It’s easy to be cynical about “government affairs.”
Drew Ferguson (Hyundai Motor Group) reframes it: a big part of the work is education, because most policymakers have never designed or built a car and can’t automatically see the ripple effects of a policy decision.
In auto, those ripple effects show up fast: pricing, availability, consumer choice, and what dealers can actually put on the lot.
Public Policy Day matters when it replaces theatrics with specifics and connects policy intent to real-world outcomes.
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