BYD to open L.A. headquarters

When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and officials from Chinese electric-car company BYD America meet today to open its North American headquarters, it will mark the end of a lengthy courting period and the start of what both sides hope is a long marriage. Daily News,

The effort began with former First Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner who convinced the Chinese manufacturer to come to Los Angeles.

But the details to be worked out over the past year have involved talks on everything from possible locations for a factory to drawing on L.A.'s star power and the Academy Awards.