re: #323 lawhawk

The article also mentions the public reason for the move: to be closer to production. Toyota’s US plants are in Texas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, and West Virginia. The local vs import ratio is heavily local now.

For the few times international communications matter, an 8 hour vs 10 hour time difference with Tokyo isn’t that much of a change for the level of executive for whom it matters. There’s a direct non-stop Dallas to Tokyo (and vice versa) flight that’s about an hour and a half longer.

Toyota’s income tax burden will be lower. Its property tax burden will be comparable and (depending on arrangements) might be higher. It’s going to have the cost of real estate and construction.

Yeah, “to escape LA’s high taxes” is inane.