Toyota’s data shows it could sell 100,000 to 150,000 compact trucks a year in the U.S. alone to address the appetite for a more affordable entry-level truck.

Toyota's American COO, Mark Templin, responded, "We're looking at it" when asked about a small pickup truck. Toyota Motor North America's senior VP of product and planning, Cooper Ericksen ...

Recent comments from the brand's U.S. COO suggest that Toyota may develop a small truck for America. Such a truck would slot below the Tacoma in terms of price and capability.