What one-tonne pickup truck did Volkswagen design in cooperation with Toyota in 1989?

In January 1989, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles released the Taro, a one-tonne pickup truck designed in cooperation with Toyota. This new truck was designed to supplement VW's existing half-tonne Caddy pickup and Transporter van and chassis cab ranges. The name "Taro" was chosen to signify the eldest son or first-born son of a family, a suffix often used in Japanese culture. The Taro was essentially a rebadged fifth-generation Toyota Hilux, designed and engineered by Toyota, with the two companies joining forces in order to solve each other's problems. Volkswagen had the need for a one-tonne pickup truck, while Toyota sought a larger European market share of the one-tonne utility market.

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