Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto, at podium, holds a news conference to discuss the announced relocation of Toyota Motor Sales' U.S. headquarters, Monday, April 28, 2014, in front of City Hall in Torrance, Calif. Toyota said that it will move its U.S. headquarters from Torrance to Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Small groups of employees will start moving to temporary office space there this year, but most will not move until late 2016 or early 2017 when a new headquarters is completed. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
April 28, 2014 - 11:13 AM
TORRANCE, Calif. - Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Texas.
The Japanese automaker announced the move Monday. It's not expected to begin until 2017.
Toyota says the new headquarters will bring together employees who are now scattered around the country. It will break ground on a new headquarters in Plano, Texas, this year.
Toyota will offer relocation packages to the 1,000 employees who currently work at the Torrance headquarters.
Toyota opened the Torrance facility in 1982.
News from © The Associated Press, 2014