Mercedes to Move U.S. Headquarters From New Jersey to Georgia

NYSlimes ^ | 1/6/15 | Patrick McGeehan

[NowApproachingMidnight]

In the latest blow to New Jersey, which is still staggering from the recession, Mercedes-Benz USA said on Tuesday that it would move its headquarters to Georgia from Montvale, N.J.

[dragnet2]

Another generation or two this, and the illegals will be moving into the low level executive/management positions, and in fact have been for many years.

Ya notice the farmers in CA and elsewhere used to have an endless supply of illegals?...Now their hurting for stoop labor in the fields....The illegals by the millions now jam all of our population centers...Not a farm field in sight....

The employers love it.

They are middle America’s replacements.

[Always A Marine]

Good for Mercedes. It doesn’t really matter for me... I am shopping for a Porsche. ;>)

Funny you should mention Porsche, Gator113. Porsche North America's HQ moved to Atlanta back in 1998, and is now building a splashy new office building and test track on the edge of Hartsfield International Airport. A serious buyer will be met at the gate, given a VIP tour, invited to test drive new models on the banked track, and then taken back to his plane. Sprechen sie Deutsch?

[ConservaTexan]

We need to build a fence on the Mason/Dixon line.

[Jack Hydrazine]

NJ ranks No. 1 in people leaving state
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/new-jersey-ranks-no-1-in-people-moving-out-of-the-state-1.9768730
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/people_are_fleeing_nj_faster_than_any_other_state_moving_company_says.html

Moving vans taking people out of state in droves, survey finds
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/moving_vans_taking_people_out_of_state_in_droves_survey_finds.html

[Jack Hydrazine]

[Jack Hydrazine]

With S&P downgrade, New Jersey now second-lowest rated state
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3202611/posts

[Gator113]

Nein sprechen sie Deutsch, but my wife does. ;>)

The test track sounds exciting, but unfortunately, I don’t fly well and I live on the west coast.

I am just researching/shopping right now.... “Yes Dear” says I have to sell my boat before I can by my dream car....probably in late spring.

[hlmencken3]

BMW does their VIP treatment and test track up the road in South Carolina. Sweet.

[Rodamala]

Believe it or not but New Jersey as late as 1973 had no sales tax and no state income tax, great roads, low property taxes and a wide industrial base. Today its decay is a testament to what happens when Democrats have power for prolonged periods.

The cancer has metasisized... Floriduh is next and the gibsmedats wants to get a cut of the retirement nest egg.

[Maine Mariner]

I find it difficult to believe North Dakota is a high outbound population. The state’s population has never been higher.

[RegulatorCountry]

Inbound being due to males working in oil, housing is scarce and they’re not bringing a household full of furniture with them, so they don’t need United when they go there. They do when they leave. More in than out but United Van Lines isn’t going to reflect that.

[Intolerant in NJ]

TL:DR The taxes are too high, and the liberals in the NJ congress won't lower them...and don't even mention the fact that the dunces in this state voted 2-1 to raise the minimum wage a few years back - now in effect for the second year, going up a little each year, and already beginning wage jobs at the shore during the summer are disappearing as fast as Christie's chances for the presidency....

[MacNaughton]

3 Just hope they don’t ring their NJ workers down here with their Dem voting ways.

I am more worried about the corp of executives they will bring down to Atlanta with their Dem values and voting ways.

[MacNaughton]

Thanks for the interesting map. 3 of the high inbound states, NC, FL, and TX, are projected to become Demonrat-Dhimmicrat majority states within the next 10 years - combination of illegal aliens and Dems relocating from the northeast/mid-Atlantic and Rust Belt.

[MtnClimber]

Mercedes makes some good cars, but not as good as Porsche, especially the 911 Turbo S!

[Gator113]

I can’t make the numbers work for me on the 911 Turbo S. So I am presently leaning toward the loaded 2014 Boxster S.

It’s tough, I love them all and I am hooked, completely hooker, so terribly hooked. LOL

[Maine Mariner]

Excellent observation. Thank you for your insight.

[MtnClimber]

I have had a Porsche 1972 914-6 and a 1986 911 Turbo. Currently my commuter car is a 2013 Mercedes C300 4Matic (the AMG suspension setting is all I ever use...it is great on Colorado mountain roads) and a 2013 Audi S6 (all settings on Dynamic except seat belt tension which is good on lowest setting). The Audi is the V8 Twin Turbo that Audi claims is 420 HP, but the tuners say it is really 480 HP stock and 550 with Engine Mgt upgrade for 91 octane setting. I tend to agree with the 480 HP number since C&D tested it at 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. It is fast, but I will probably do an exhaust and ECU upgrade or look at a 911 Turbo S or Nissan GTR. Also like the Maserati Ghibli 4S and the Jaguar F-Type R. But the latter two are far-far behind the Turbo S and GTR in track performance.

The new Mercedes AMG GT S looks interesting. I wonder if they underrated the HP (claimed 505) like they did the 2014 E63 AMG-S claimed 577 HP dynoed by a car test at around 650 if I remember correctly.

[Gator113]

You have quite a collection!! I should have gotten into this years ago....so much to learn, so little time. I look forward to cruising your Colorado mountain roads.

[MtnClimber]

Don’t know by your screen name if you went to UF, but I did. Born and raised in Florida, but lived a while in New Mexico and now Colorado.