Of course, these $10,000 Toyota trucks won't be sold in the US, due to the protectionist Chicken Tax:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
Laws like the Chicken Tax cause me to feel rage whenever some smarmy progressive waxes rhapsodic about how the government is necessary to "protect" the interests of the poor.
"The Toyota Tacoma pickup is built in America for Americans and Canadians, to dodge the "chicken tax," but 181 other countries around the world get the Toyota Hilux pickup. It looks a bit like our Tacoma, but more basic. You'd recognize it from global news footage of relief aid or conflict areas. Well, apparently it had gotten a trifle fancy and at about $15,200 to start, it was pricing itself out of some of those markets. The Toyota IMV 0 intends to fill in that low-cost space beneath the Hilux with a target starting price of $10,000. "
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2025-toyota-imv-0-pickup-truck-first-drive-review-japan-mobility-show/
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