Toyota has been sending trucks and SUVs overseas for just as long it has cars, and some might argue that it’s these task-focused machines that gave the brand its first toehold in North America.

Not much, but it made the truck a better daily driver ... as the T100 was also the first import in the category. Still, Toyota's entry was smaller than its American full-size rivals, by design.

This story has been updated to add new information. Toyota's truck unit Hino Motors will pay a total of $1.6 billion to ...

Toyota’s heavy-duty trucking ... As a result, the company imported and sold more than 105,000 engines between 2010 and 2022 that did not conform with U.S. standards. “We deeply apologize ...