Mercedes-Benz considering moving U.S. HQ to Atlanta - Birmingham Business Journal
German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz is considering relocating its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta from New Jersey, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned.

MBUSA is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States. The company is likely to have considered Texas and Virginia for the relocation.

I believe Porsche and lotus are both there as well. Wonder what the draw is? Certainly not the roads.


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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

As I recall, BMW HQ was down the road from One Mercedes Drive in NJ.

Yuck. Atlanta is a hot, humid, trafficky mess that would be best redecorated with a 9.0 quake.

Actually, you have some interesting roads once you get 60-70 miles north of Atlanta.

Porsche moved into an old Taurus plant close to the airport iirc. SP it ain't that bad once you get used to it .

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It sure is. Right down the road. My company has an office there that I visit several times / year.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

State officials pleading for Mercedes to stay

NJ sweetens the deals. The part about the 76ers was interesting, but not surprising since the NY Giants work and play in NJ.

In a word, taxes.

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1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Don't forget we got the "real Deal" here in JawJa CI. If there ain't a little sump um in it for him it don't happen.

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I can't tell you on an open forum what I PRAY for every night before I lay
my little loud mouthed, opinionated personage down to sleep !

BUT,
If An Alien Entity
FROM SPACE
(not Tennessee,as the fools in Georgia state government believe.)
Were to Suck UP EVERYONE ELECTED to Georgia state government.

I'd cry not a single Tear. And Georgia would be a much nicer place to live!

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

I spend about two weeks per year at the training center in Montvale. First time I went was '87 if I remember correctly. That said, a change of scenery would be nice

Easy to figure, going from HIGH taxes to lower taxes, good for 'em

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Announcement this week, but it appears that Atlanta has it "in the bag."

It was announced today. Apparently GA offered $50 million in tax incentives.