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> except full-sized pickup trucks. Most likely due to 25% tariff protection introduced 1964: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax https://en.wikipedia.org
by robocat 1y ago
> except full-sized pickup trucks.
Most likely due to 25% tariff protection introduced 1964: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
Do very small cheap pickups gain US presence? In New Zealand we have the Kei truck : eg Suzuki Carry 4WD 660cc is about USD9000. BYD are selling 1500cc pickups (just petrol not electric) here that I'm guessing are relatively cheap.
- cratermoon 1y agoThey did for a little while. The early Toyota Tacoma and Datsuns, but changes in the laws all but eliminated them from the US market. The Kei is unavailable in the US because it doesn't come anywhere near meeting NHTSA safety regulations.