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2020 Toyota Tacoma Will Debut at Chicago Auto Show

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The Chicago Auto Show begins in a week and the hype is ramping up already. One of the highlights of the show is the 2020 Toyota Tacoma. The Japanese automaker plans to debut it in Chicago this year.

2020 Toyota Tacoma
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2020 Toyota Tacoma Holds its Ground

The newest version of this top-selling small pickup is poised to hold its ground against the Ford Ranger. General Motors continues to grow in popularity with their new Ranger and Toyota wants to get in the fight.

From what we can see so far, it’s difficult to tell exactly what to expect. The image that Toyota released only shows the new Tacoma from part of the grille and above. What we can see is that the new Toyota truck has a different roof plus a varied headlight design compared to the current model.

While the truck first made it’s way into production back in 2005, the last redesign to the Tacoma occurred in 2016. Since then, there have been numerous redesigns and has always offered trucks that the consumer enjoyed.

Toyota Tacoma Sales

Last year, Toyota invested $150 million to increase their production. Then, they sold 245,659 Tacoma trucks. This was its best year since its release and an astounding increase of 24 percent over 2017. The Chevrolet Colorado came in second place but was nowhere close by number. In fact, Chevy only sold 132,842 units. While this was a 19.3 percent increase for the company over 2017, it wasn’t enough to come close to the Tacoma. This just proves how strong the demand is for the Toyota Tacoma and part of the reason it continues to top the highest resale value lists year after year.

In addition, don’t forget that the company is planning some redesigns with the 2021 Toyota Tundra. Looks like they plan to invest heavily in their truck lineup.

Of course, we will be updating you with all the latest Chicago Auto Show news. Stay tuned to Car Blog Writers. We plan to have information about all the new models being unveiled and the latest tech that’s showcased.

Is Toyota Cutting Vehicles from the US Lineup?

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Ford isn’t the only company looking at their car lineup. We just got word that Toyota is also reviewing the US lineup even though their profits rose this past year. Is Toyota cutting vehicles like other automakers? We aren’t sure yet.

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Toyota Begins Evaluation

All the automakers have begun taking a look at what is selling. Toyota’s main focus, along with the other companies seems to be sedans and coupes. That’s because the SUVs, crossovers and trucks are all more profitable and seem to be selling better. So, why bother with making the low-profit cars?

Ford announced earlier this year they were going to get out of the car market in North America (except maybe for a 4-door Mustang). This means they are getting rid of all their full-size, mid-size and compact sedan and replacing them with Mustangs, trucks and SUVs. Fiat Chrysler is also evaluating their lineup, but we can’t imagine they’ll get rid of anything from Jeep or Dodge right now. They might decide against producing the Fiat 500.

It doesn’t look like Toyota is going to get rid of all cars at this point, but they might get rid of the underperforming models like a few coupes or convertibles.

Overall, Toyota increased 11% in the last quarter, but that came mainly from crossovers, SUVs and their Tacoma truck. That’s why shifting their focus to these vehicles makes complete sense.

Companies face an issue if the economy turns south and gas prices begin to rise again. By phasing out cars, they won’t have what the masses want which are fuel-efficient vehicles. A quick shift in the economy could hurt companies like Ford and other automakers like Toyota (currently) and Hyundai would pick up all the business.

Is Toyota Cutting Vehicles?

We just don’t know yet. As more information becomes available, we will surely share it with you. For now, we do know what to expect from the 2019 Toyota lineup.

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