Toyota Tacoma

Toyota Tacoma
2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Production	January 1995 – present
Model years	1995–present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact pickup truck (1995–2004) Mid-size pickup truck (2004–present)
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive/four-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Toyota Pickup (1995)

The Toyota Tacoma is a pickup truck manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota since 1995. The first-generation Tacoma (model years 1995 through 2004) was classified as a compact pickup; subsequent models are classified as mid-sized pickups. The Tacoma was Motor Trend's Truck of the Year for 2005.

As of 2015, the Tacoma was sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica,^[1] Bolivia, Bermuda, and the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia. Most markets across the world receive the Toyota Hilux in lieu of the Tacoma.

The name "Tacoma" was derived from the Coast Salish peoples' name for Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington.^[2]