We won’t see a prototype or concept this year, and next year might be too soon, the automaker's head of planning Cooper Ericksen said.

The maker of the Pickup may be looking at returning to the realm of tiny pickups. Toyota is looking at expanding its truck portfolio here in the United States to include a smaller rival for the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, a company executive has admitted.

The Ford Maverick, Hyundai Santa Cruz, and Honda Ridgeline have had the small pickup truck market to themselves for a while now, but it sounds like Toyota is looking into getting a slice of that pie.