Toyota Moving American HQ From Cal To Texas

[Edgetho]

I guess there's only so much of Governor Moon Beam that anybody can take.

This is a Big Deal, people

Toyota To Move Jobs And Marketing Headquarters From Liberal California To Conservative Texas…

Another win for Perry and the state of Texas.

Via LA Times:
Toyota to move jobs and marketing headquarters from Torrance to Texas - latimes.com

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to move large numbers of jobs from its sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance to suburban Dallas, according to a person familiar with the automaker’s plans.

The move, creating a new North American headquarters, would put management of Toyota’s U.S. business close to where it builds most cars for this market.

North American Chief Executive Jim Lentz is expected to brief employees Monday, said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly. Toyota declined to detail its plans. About 5,300 people work at Toyota’s Torrance complex. It is unclear how many workers will be asked to move to Texas. The move is expected to take several years.

Toyota has long been a Southern California fixture. Its first U.S. office opened in a closed Rambler dealership in Hollywood in 1957. The site is now a Toyota dealership. In 1958, its first year of sales, Toyota sold just 288 vehicles — 287 Toyopet Crown sedans and one Land Cruiser. Last year, Toyota sold more than 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S.

The U.S. branch picked Los Angeles for its first headquarters because of proximity to the port complex — where it imported cars — and easy airline access to Tokyo. As Toyota grew, it opened its national sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance in 1982. The complex, built where its parts distribution warehouse was once located, now has 2 million square feet of office space. But today, about 75% of the Toyota branded vehicles sold in the U.S. are built in America — many of them at plants in Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky.

Yeah, right. Toyota is moving because they can't stand California anymore.

Period.

 

[whitehall]

It's a no brainer.

 

[The T]

I guess there's only so much of Governor Moon Beam that anybody can take.

This is a Big Deal, people

Toyota To Move Jobs And Marketing Headquarters From Liberal California To Conservative Texas…

Another win for Perry and the state of Texas.

Via LA Times:
Toyota to move jobs and marketing headquarters from Torrance to Texas - latimes.com

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to move large numbers of jobs from its sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance to suburban Dallas, according to a person familiar with the automaker’s plans.

The move, creating a new North American headquarters, would put management of Toyota’s U.S. business close to where it builds most cars for this market.

North American Chief Executive Jim Lentz is expected to brief employees Monday, said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly. Toyota declined to detail its plans. About 5,300 people work at Toyota’s Torrance complex. It is unclear how many workers will be asked to move to Texas. The move is expected to take several years.

Toyota has long been a Southern California fixture. Its first U.S. office opened in a closed Rambler dealership in Hollywood in 1957. The site is now a Toyota dealership. In 1958, its first year of sales, Toyota sold just 288 vehicles — 287 Toyopet Crown sedans and one Land Cruiser. Last year, Toyota sold more than 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S.

The U.S. branch picked Los Angeles for its first headquarters because of proximity to the port complex — where it imported cars — and easy airline access to Tokyo. As Toyota grew, it opened its national sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance in 1982. The complex, built where its parts distribution warehouse was once located, now has 2 million square feet of office space. But today, about 75% of the Toyota branded vehicles sold in the U.S. are built in America — many of them at plants in Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky.

Yeah, right. Toyota is moving because they can't stand California anymore.

Period.

The mass exodus...bleeding out of progressive blue states continues. GOOD. It is a good move.

 

[bodecea]

I guess there's only so much of Governor Moon Beam that anybody can take.

This is a Big Deal, people

Toyota To Move Jobs And Marketing Headquarters From Liberal California To Conservative Texas…

Another win for Perry and the state of Texas.

Via LA Times:
Toyota to move jobs and marketing headquarters from Torrance to Texas - latimes.com

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to move large numbers of jobs from its sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance to suburban Dallas, according to a person familiar with the automaker’s plans.

The move, creating a new North American headquarters, would put management of Toyota’s U.S. business close to where it builds most cars for this market.

North American Chief Executive Jim Lentz is expected to brief employees Monday, said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly. Toyota declined to detail its plans. About 5,300 people work at Toyota’s Torrance complex. It is unclear how many workers will be asked to move to Texas. The move is expected to take several years.

Toyota has long been a Southern California fixture. Its first U.S. office opened in a closed Rambler dealership in Hollywood in 1957. The site is now a Toyota dealership. In 1958, its first year of sales, Toyota sold just 288 vehicles — 287 Toyopet Crown sedans and one Land Cruiser. Last year, Toyota sold more than 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S.

The U.S. branch picked Los Angeles for its first headquarters because of proximity to the port complex — where it imported cars — and easy airline access to Tokyo. As Toyota grew, it opened its national sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance in 1982. The complex, built where its parts distribution warehouse was once located, now has 2 million square feet of office space. But today, about 75% of the Toyota branded vehicles sold in the U.S. are built in America — many of them at plants in Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky.

Yeah, right. Toyota is moving because they can't stand California anymore.

Period.

Yeah...those people are gonna love it there....for about 3 months.

 

[JFK_USA]

1. Texas is not as red as you think. In fact, Republicans aren't even guaranteed to win the governorship in November.

2. Businesses aren't leaving California in droves like you think, in fact California is adding jobs at a faster rate than Texas. If you are truly naive to think all businesses are trying to leave California, then you are too far blinded by red that it has clouded your logical thought process.

 

[HenryBHough]

1. Texas is not as red as you think. In fact, Republicans aren't even guaranteed to win the governorship in November.

2. Businesses aren't leaving California in droves like you think, in fact California is adding jobs at a faster rate than Texas. If you are truly naive to think all businesses are trying to leave California, then you are too far blinded by red that it has clouded your logical thought process.

And you whistle while walking past cemeteries. Yes, that IS blind faith.

 

[JFK_USA]

1. Texas is not as red as you think. In fact, Republicans aren't even guaranteed to win the governorship in November.

2. Businesses aren't leaving California in droves like you think, in fact California is adding jobs at a faster rate than Texas. If you are truly naive to think all businesses are trying to leave California, then you are too far blinded by red that it has clouded your logical thought process.

And you whistle while walking past cemeteries. Yes, that IS blind faith.

The hell are you talking about?

 

[initforme]

Well think about it. Perhaps Toyota will be able to pay their workers much less in Texas and then the price of the cars goes down and then I get to buy a car that costs a couple of thousand less.

 

[HenryBHough]

Try a web search on "whistling past the cemetery". This might be one of those rarest of days when you learn something.

 

[blackhawk]

This tends to happen when the state does not tax a business into oblivion.

 

[LogikAndReazon]

Union rednecks should try and prevent that....people before profits ! Hope and change ! Progress ! Lol

 

[idb]

Luckily the US taxpayer is there to subsidise Texas so that they can lure businesses with the promise of no income or corporate tax.

 

[initforme]

I absolutely love my Prius. 50 miles per gallon and goes through a foot of snow like it isn't there.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Luckily the US taxpayer is there to subsidise Texas so that they can lure businesses with the promise of no income or corporate tax.

Texas subsidizes the rest of the country. TRY AGAIN!

 

[Two Thumbs]

Well think about it. Perhaps Toyota will be able to pay their workers much less in Texas and then the price of the cars goes down and then I get to buy a car that costs a couple of thousand less.

not true

My x brother in law lives there, runs a business and lives nicely, his neighbor makes $42/hr putting on 1 wiper blade and capping the window washer jug.

 

[1776]

Liberal kooks always end up fucking things up....

 

[Duped]

I guess there's only so much of Governor Moon Beam that anybody can take.

This is a Big Deal, people

Toyota To Move Jobs And Marketing Headquarters From Liberal California To Conservative Texas…

Another win for Perry and the state of Texas.

Via LA Times:
Toyota to move jobs and marketing headquarters from Torrance to Texas - latimes.com

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to move large numbers of jobs from its sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance to suburban Dallas, according to a person familiar with the automaker’s plans.

The move, creating a new North American headquarters, would put management of Toyota’s U.S. business close to where it builds most cars for this market.

North American Chief Executive Jim Lentz is expected to brief employees Monday, said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly. Toyota declined to detail its plans. About 5,300 people work at Toyota’s Torrance complex. It is unclear how many workers will be asked to move to Texas. The move is expected to take several years.

Toyota has long been a Southern California fixture. Its first U.S. office opened in a closed Rambler dealership in Hollywood in 1957. The site is now a Toyota dealership. In 1958, its first year of sales, Toyota sold just 288 vehicles — 287 Toyopet Crown sedans and one Land Cruiser. Last year, Toyota sold more than 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S.

The U.S. branch picked Los Angeles for its first headquarters because of proximity to the port complex — where it imported cars — and easy airline access to Tokyo. As Toyota grew, it opened its national sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance in 1982. The complex, built where its parts distribution warehouse was once located, now has 2 million square feet of office space. But today, about 75% of the Toyota branded vehicles sold in the U.S. are built in America — many of them at plants in Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky.

Yeah, right. Toyota is moving because they can't stand California anymore.

Period.

The mass exodus...bleeding out of progressive blue states continues. GOOD. It is a good move.

This is a victory for liberalism; they want to kill, steal, and destroy through the guise of fairness! They can raise taxes to compensate for the loss

 

[Katzndogz]

Toyota has been an incredible benefit to Torrance. The civic center, the Symphony hall, the meditation garden, all from Toyota or Toyota executives.

To see this fine company run out of the states by liberals is a tragedy.

 

[Duped]

Toyota has been an incredible benefit to Torrance. The civic center, the Symphony hall, the meditation garden, all from Toyota or Toyota executives.

To see this fine company run out of the states by liberals is a tragedy.

Not for Texas! Fuck California; you reap what you sow!

 

[OnePercenter]

According to the story Toyota didn't tell the City of Torrance of the move. Kinda smell's of a subsidy end game.