Highlights from the latest 'Daily Drive' podcasts, Aug. 6-8

Here are highlights from the latest episodes of 'Daily Drive', Automotive News' weekday podcast, Aug. 6-8, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker.

“The differences between the policies of the Democrats and the Republicans, you know, 20 years ago [they] were there, but they were not so far apart. But now it’s really one way or the other way.” — Tom Stricker, group vice president of sustainability and regulatory affairs for Toyota Motor North America, on the magnitude of change in regulations from one administration to the next

“It’s a historic election in a lot of other ways. There are things that have happened just in the last few weeks that have never happened — that are unprecedented in American politics.” — John Bozzella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, on the implications of this year’s presidential election on the U.S. auto industry

“We start out going into grade schools with career exploration and helping with STEM education. And so, as we go through grades K through 8, we see that we have hand-raisers that say, ‘You know what, an industrial job may be for me.’ ” — David Johnson, Nissan Americas senior vice president for manufacturing, supply chain management and purchasing, on the company’s labor strategy that starts in elementary schools.

— Listen to these and other shows at autonews.com/dailydrive.