Monthly Archives April 2014

Tomorrow (Monday) Toyota USA will announce its plan of moving its US headquarters to a location near Dallas, Texas.

The current Torrence, CA headquarter has been in operation since 1957, it will be a serious setback for the California state. It is not hard for me to guess the reason behind Toyota’s decision is for excessive operation costs in California.

We all know Texas has advantages in multiple aspects. For example, it does not collect personal state income tax, while California charge you as high as a 12.3% marginal rate.

Due to developement of the large SUV market (BMW X6, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Mercedes-Benz MLC Class, Tesla Model X), especially growing customer base in US and Asia, our VW insider told us the production Audi Q8 is given the green light and its arriving date is set.

At this moment, the initial official reveal venue is said to be in China.

The car body will made of around 60% of steel, 40% of aluminum or other lightweight materials. V6 and V8 engines will be offered, including a V6 diesel engine. Four-wheel-drive Quattro system is standard.

We are publishing live photos taken from the NY auto show. Here is the Porsche section.

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We are publishing live photos taken from the NY auto show. Here is the Lotus section.

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We are publishing live photos taken from the NY auto show. Here is the Land Rover section.

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