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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by mike_d on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:37PM (#50446661)
In 1963 Lyndon Johnson added "light trucks" to the Chicken Tax as a quid pro quo to prevent the auto workers union from striking before the election.

As a result we don't get "right sized" trucks like the kei or more efficient farm vehicles like the hilux.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by drak0n1c on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:52PM (#50449570)
Thankfully the set of regulations that essentially banned small trucks were repealed by this administration.
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