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It is also year 1, maybe a 2 door regular cab will follow as they expand to more markets. Toyota is biggest, richest car company on the planet, they have the resources to do anything they want. Toyota typically does not like fleet sales though and that is what the commercial market is.

The puppet master still pulls the strings. Ranger has gobbled up a big chunk of the market in only 2 years. As of 2020, Ranger and the GM mid-sizers combined sell the same volume as the tacoma. Of course- with '20 being the big slow-down, and '21 being The Year of the Few Chips, perhaps it won't be until Q3 of '22 before we see 'regular' sales numbers from everyone.

I never thought that Toyota would end the V8 on BOTH the Lexus LS and the Tundra. I wonder if they will end the V8 on the 4 Runner/Lexus LX. That is possible and would be rather sad if they do. So why can't FORD/GM/Dodge defeat Toyota in the midsize pickup segment, here or elsewhere? I do not think that this new Tundra is as competitive as Toyota thinks it is.

I saw a late model Ram 1500 regular cab shortbed 4x4 not too long ago, seemed like a unicorn, didn’t realize they built any like that over the last decade…

Someone in my neighborhood has a regular cab short box Tundra. Every time I see it I marvel a bit because I don't know that I have ever seen another one. Keep in mind I live in SE Michigan, though. ?

^ 10% commercial/fleet sales at GM equals the entire production run of tundras, tho. With the Silverado, the only light duty fleet trim is the W/T; regular cab/8', double cab/6.5' and crew cab/6.5 or 5.5.

Fleet/commercial as a percentage of sales of trucks....I wonder how much it is for a typical full size like the Silverado, Ram 1500, F-150... 5% or 10% of sales? And then mostly the work truck/base trims? Not talking about the cab/chassis models. I know I've seen specific commercial-use dealers in places. I know with vans like the Transit, Transit Connect, Express, etc commercial is it probably a high majority percentage of sales.

The platform is where they went right. Say what you want about everything else that is “wrong” with the Tundra, using ANY platform from a Land Cruiser is good thing. It might give them a little edge in the off road game if they better utilized the TRD moniker. Worldwide off road cred there, is all I’m saying.

I wanted to be sure and so went back and read the press release again and they are very clear that this 2022 Tundra is to be their Global Truck replacing all other full size trucks. I then went into their press site for the Tacoma and bingo, the 2022 Tacoma is to become a global truck also. This makes me think Toyota is looking to simplify and reduce costs on their truck line without adding anything and as you pointed out, they have dropped the regular cab which is popular in the commercial segment. Though with that said, I do wonder if they might not offer a regular cab in other markets where they sell much more than here. We have seen this with GM, Ford and Ram where they sell versions not sold here in the U.S. Either way, Toyota seems to be reducing their product mix with Global Auto's for a less cost and what becomes a less regional vehicle as they move to just sell a global model everywhere. ? If memory serves me correct, GM did this when they were a true global brand before their big decline.

No. They ignored the commercial market, where most regular can sales take place. Just saying that they offer no more options as a pick up than they did in 2007 (their last major redesign). They actually have one less engine than they offered in 2007 and one less cab as well (they did sell a regular cab model until the last refresh in 2014). Again, nice update for them but no real inroads made here. Just a fact.

@regfootball Sing it a song, give it some synthetic oil, a wash and wax, heck the best thing it wants is a Spa Day!

You definitely should! It looks lonely on your carversary in that otherwise empty lot.

So today is officially 2 year carversary. shall I sing it a song and get it a cake?