04-30-2021, 01:11 PM
(04-30-2021, 11:31 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote:(04-30-2021, 05:28 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Atually, is this something new? I've been to a few focus groups for Honda motorcycles, the most recent being around 2015-ish, before the current Rebel came out. It was at their automotive headquarters campus in Torrance.
The move was in the planning for years. The design center, where you likely were, has moved within the last year. Local office space is at a premium, and Honda was putting up with less than ideal conditions, running shuttle busses between the main campus and these satellite locations.
Another reason Honda, Toyota, Nissan and other located to So Cal was because there was a large Japanese and Japanese-American community in Torrance and Gardena, with lots of markets, hotels, restaurants catering to visiting Japanese executives. Imagine the '60s, just 15-20 years after WW2, and there was still widespread "dislike" for Japanese. That has lessened somewhat.
lol - I would think so. The wide acceptance of Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Toyota, Nissan, etc. etc.
While at it, additionally: BMW, Volkswagon, Mercedes, Audi, etc. etc.