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Torrance, Calif., Faces Pain With Toyota's Departure

Western Avenue just won't be the same. Toyota Motor Sales and Toyota Financial Services, which have been there since the early 1980s, are leaving for Plano, Texas. Torrance, Calif., Mayor Frank Scotto said the company represents about $1.2 million in annual taxes. “Even if we gave them back that $1.2 million a year, that wouldn’t have done anything,” Scotto said. Texas gave Toyota $40 million in incentives with a lot more likely to come. And 30 years tax free.

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