2016 Toyota Tacoma to Debut at Detroit Auto Show - PickupTrucks.com
The Tacoma already had its midcycle refresh, or what Toyota calls a "minor" (The Tundra just received its minor). The big question is if the Tacoma will continue to have a chassis derived from the mid-size Landcruiser or will, as has been widely speculated, once again share a chassis with the Hilux. I believe the mid-size market is always going to be a fraction of the full-size market in the US, for at least the foreseeable future. Why do mid-size trucks sell slowly here. When we still had the Ranger, people did buy them, but they were always outsold be a great margin by full-sized trucks. Just because GM has offered a more competitive truck for the mid-size market does not mean the market will pick back up. If anything it is going to be saturated. The mid size pickup pulls people into the truck market that never considered owning a truck before. When that mid size truck wears out they get a full size. The mid size pickup is a perfect alternative to an SUV cause of the 4 doors and roomy interior and you still have a bed to haul household items. Ram will never resurrect the Dakota cause their plate is too full cause they also own Jeep. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
