Automakers and suppliers are absorbing the disruptions of the new Trump Admin., from the rollback of electric vehicle and hydrogen subsidies to threats of tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada.

Aisin, the Japanese automotive supplier, has a major presence in North America. Scott Turpin is CEO of the North American operation. He shares with WardsAuto how the company is dealing with the politics of tariffs and the starts and stops of policy impacting investments in electrification.