The SUV models will be sold in the United States, but the pickups will be kept at bay by the decades - old Chicken Tax. (digitaltrends.com)
The chicken tax helped Detroit endure fuel - economy rules that required it to build money - losing small cars in high - cost domestic factories. (edgeandodds.com)
The chicken tax explains why interesting, diverse, drivable pickups that sell by the millions in the rest of the world are unavailable in the U.S. market, like the Toyota Hilux, VW Amarok and the Mercedes X class. (edgeandodds.com)