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Japanese 'Kei' trucks gaining popularity in rural America | Morning in America

Japanese mini trucks, or Kei trucks, are seeing significant success on farms and back roads across America. Here's why Americans are buying these trucks now, and at an increasing rate.
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  • @oyoyo92063451
    @oyoyo92063451 Жыл бұрын

    I am Japanese! I rode that same Mitsubishi MINICAB for 17 years. It never broke down, and the engine started in one time even in winter.

  • @BagerGman

    @BagerGman

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. I have lived in japan for years. They will work. Small maintenance I have helped a neighbor on, even with my limited Japanese.

  • @oyoyo92063451

    @oyoyo92063451

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BagerGman MAKOTO NI ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!! (^O^)/

  • @civices7636

    @civices7636

    23 күн бұрын

    i have one, Mitsubishi L100 minicab, 500cc 2cylinder😂😂

  • @tonitodd1922

    @tonitodd1922

    2 күн бұрын

    I drove the Suzuki super carry in Tanzania for 1 year hauling stones up a really steep hill for building a shrine and man! That thing is something else. It always gets the job done

  • @oyoyo92063451

    @oyoyo92063451

    2 күн бұрын

    @@civices7636 It's a precious item, please keep it safe!

  • @GilmerJohn
    @GilmerJohn Жыл бұрын

    What will contribute to the trucks' popularity is that more and more farmers and others have fork lifts and these trucks can easily be loaded with a fork lift.

  • @xq39
    @xq3911 ай бұрын

    I would consider getting one of these simply for the utility and character that they have. the issue is sharing the roads with giant suv's texting while i have no crumble zone.

  • @SimulatedGoat

    @SimulatedGoat

    11 күн бұрын

    That never stopped motorcycles

  • @kenbrien4978
    @kenbrien4978 Жыл бұрын

    I think that Kelsey once said on air that she is left-handed. That would make it easier to handle the gear shift!

  • @goldiefox7128
    @goldiefox71287 ай бұрын

    Better than paying like $100k for a pickup truck

  • @theloafer7769

    @theloafer7769

    9 күн бұрын

    Most pickup trucks are 40k in north carolina

  • @nixsideris2288
    @nixsideris228810 ай бұрын

    Lasy reviewing the truck lied. The truck bed is actually bigger than some modern trucks

  • @thedrunkmarxist
    @thedrunkmarxist8 ай бұрын

    the trucks use less fuel than a F-150 and can still carry more

  • @selflesssamaritan6417
    @selflesssamaritan641710 ай бұрын

    Why won't prestigious US automobile manufacturers produce lighter utilitarian pickups anymore these days?

  • @users4007

    @users4007

    9 ай бұрын

    probably due to safety and emission regulations, but if they become popular enough the government might let them sell these trucks

  • @ducati135

    @ducati135

    9 ай бұрын

    Not a high enough profit margin.

  • @thedrunkmarxist

    @thedrunkmarxist

    8 ай бұрын

    Light trucks make more money and are easier to advertise

  • @porkcutlet3920

    @porkcutlet3920

    3 ай бұрын

    They won't, since these are easy to repair and don't consume much fuel. Can't squeeze the money out of you if they do.

  • @selflesssamaritan6417

    @selflesssamaritan6417

    3 ай бұрын

    @@alanchung6843 From utility to vanity.

  • @linzierogers5024
    @linzierogers5024 Жыл бұрын

    Octogenarian widower here. I learned to drive on a stick shift Volkswagon. You can't beat the gas mileage.

  • @user-qr7ee2cp4y
    @user-qr7ee2cp4y6 ай бұрын

    What's not to like about a truck that gets 40 mpg?

  • @RagingBull-go7lo
    @RagingBull-go7lo8 ай бұрын

    I would take a Kei Truck over an F-150.

  • @IPETGOATII.
    @IPETGOATII. Жыл бұрын

    Lol, neighbor got one

  • @ChadBray
    @ChadBray Жыл бұрын

    I want one

  • @TotemoGaijin
    @TotemoGaijin9 ай бұрын

    They'd never officially sell these here, cause it'd cut into their overpriced side by side/utv market.

  • @nikkotan2840
    @nikkotan28406 ай бұрын

    Yeah i feel this kinda trend right now because it was a trend in my country the Philippines like 20 years ago and still being used heavily for middle classes Filipinos who could afford to buy they, plus they can be customized whatever u like like every kind of motor trends in the world.

  • @khadijah3519
    @khadijah3519 Жыл бұрын

    Everyone should know how to drive ANY kind of vehicle, seriously!! Only people with a closed intellectual would say “I never wanna learn!” Especially, something as important as protecting yourself or getting to & from where you need to go!!🌺

  • @dokapin100
    @dokapin100 Жыл бұрын

    A kei(light)truck is more of a tool for work than a car, so there is no need for a typical household in Japan.

  • @YusukeTakigawa
    @YusukeTakigawa Жыл бұрын

    日本の軽トラが改題で評価されていて嬉しいです。日本人は小柄な人が多いので、アメリカの人には少し運転席が狭いかもしれませんが、とても便利な車なので大切にしてほしいですね。

  • @BagerGman

    @BagerGman

    Жыл бұрын

    Those in the market that want these will treat them well as work vehicles. I have lived in japan a long time and know their capabilities. In America they will go to people that want to work as fashionable people would never buy them. Sorry I can’t type all that in Japanese because it would take a while. I have been learning but the keyboard is difficult 😂

  • @YusukeTakigawa

    @YusukeTakigawa

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BagerGman 翻訳したら十分理解出来る文章でした。ありがとうございます。

  • @pepsicola7247

    @pepsicola7247

    7 ай бұрын

    改題とは?

  • @dozenedff7435

    @dozenedff7435

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@pepsicola7247 ググレカス

  • @bartmansor6010
    @bartmansor60106 ай бұрын

    You can customize the cargo....in my country a kei truck brand daihatsu granmax with automatic transmission offered the variant of cargo....you can customize the cargo like a classic GMC stepside or box cargo or a mini panel van

  • @theresehopkins1581
    @theresehopkins15813 ай бұрын

    I learned to drive on a manual..... I'm 65.... so, I'm a Boomer...... but I can also pretty much drive anything!!.... We had a car back in the 70's.... the starter acted up, so we had to made sure to park it on a hill so we could "jump start" it by "popping the clutch"!!! (you step on the clutch, release the brake, when it starts to roll you start releasing the clutch while simultaneously stepping on the gas).. that starts it up!....Honestly, if I can drive a stick shift..... anybody can learn to also!!!😊❤🎉

  • @tonitodd1922
    @tonitodd19222 күн бұрын

    The current Daihatsu is something else though... Comfortably cruising at 140kph with a cvt transmission!

  • @tomokokishi3066
    @tomokokishi306627 күн бұрын

    In case you're wondering, automatic transmission are available.

  • @turkey0165
    @turkey0165 Жыл бұрын

    If Honda made a american version of these k trucks to be imported into the united states ford and general motors better be scared, Really scared!

  • @kokofan50

    @kokofan50

    Жыл бұрын

    The chicken tax would probably kill it

  • @users4007

    @users4007

    9 ай бұрын

    making an american kei truck to compete against it shouldn't be a hard task

  • @turkey0165

    @turkey0165

    9 ай бұрын

    I didn't know this, but the Honda corporation has several automobiles companies here in the United States. Build the KEI truck here in the US. Makes sense!

  • @dohminkonoha3200
    @dohminkonoha32005 ай бұрын

    American pickup is incredible expensive by adding fancy gadgets.

  • @EstoyViajero28
    @EstoyViajero28 Жыл бұрын

    Who would like to import a kie truck or van from Philippines It is already a left hand drive and Automatic Transmission. The van has automatic door.

  • @ianhomerpura8937

    @ianhomerpura8937

    Жыл бұрын

    We have lots of them, mainly sold by Rusco

  • @wcsoblake85
    @wcsoblake853 ай бұрын

    1:57 He is 100% accurate! Teenagers are spoiled these days lol

  • @SandCrabNews
    @SandCrabNews Жыл бұрын

    3 years on Okinawa, Right hand drive, on the Left side of the line and 80 Traffic signs. It can be fun, if you sneeze rounding a curve.

  • @vinishshetty8055
    @vinishshetty80552 ай бұрын

    America should learn to save resources, Instead of fighting wars for it. These kind of trucks are very affordable and efficient in transportation of goods, We have such trucks in India, Saves a lot of gas (diesel/ petrol) and you don't require large trucks for small deliveries.

  • @icarjapan
    @icarjapan3 ай бұрын

    Yes, that is very good news. We are specialists at exporting Kei trucks in the whole world. Thanks.

  • @ianhomerpura8937
    @ianhomerpura8937 Жыл бұрын

    Wait until you see kei camper vans

  • @ranggaajibaskara1809
    @ranggaajibaskara18092 ай бұрын

    Actually kei truck is very useful and cheap. Cheap to buy, cheap to operate.

  • @tonitodd1922

    @tonitodd1922

    2 күн бұрын

    Cute also lol

  • @wida123
    @wida1232 ай бұрын

    Low maintenance Cheap sparepart Its works on farm

  • @teebone2157
    @teebone21572 ай бұрын

    amazing how you can import a lambo from any country in the world but not a car made last year

  • @bobmigarski283
    @bobmigarski283Ай бұрын

    Get rid of CAFE standards so Companies can make rangers and s10 sized trucks again.

  • @williamhoward7773
    @williamhoward77738 ай бұрын

    The truck it's good to know about that I could use it and I'm good with stick shifts. I could use the bed for my lawnmower. That lady was very negative as if the whole thing revolved around her opinion of the truck she kinda looks mad.

  • @atsushin6098
    @atsushin60988 ай бұрын

    Is it allowed to drive a smart car in America. Is it compulsory to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle in America ?

  • @michaelclarke5860
    @michaelclarke586011 ай бұрын

    Sad. People should to learn how to drive a stick. I’m 16 and I know how to drive one!

  • @Sheikh_Speare

    @Sheikh_Speare

    6 ай бұрын

    That's what's up. I'm 33 and have no idea how to drive one. 😞

  • @michaelclarke5860

    @michaelclarke5860

    6 ай бұрын

    You should learn. It’s a useful skill. If you daily drive a manual car, then you got the best anti-theft device in the country.

  • @Sheikh_Speare

    @Sheikh_Speare

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@michaelclarke5860 can't argue with that. Hopefully I can learn sometime in the future.

  • @ioioi_prx4639

    @ioioi_prx4639

    2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelclarke5860Personally I drive a stainless steel rod to school

  • @mvslice
    @mvslice10 ай бұрын

    Manual transmissions are another example of boomers bragging about how they didn’t teach their children how to do things. I have better DIY skills than all the men in my family, but that’s due to KZread. Thankfully, they still try to act knowledgeable, which means I get to embarrass them

  • @dylanclay2741

    @dylanclay2741

    8 ай бұрын

    Sounds like you can't drive a stick

  • @KW0074L
    @KW0074L Жыл бұрын

    Adrienne knows how to "operate a STICK" that's how she keeps a job while her RATINGS are NON-EXISTENT 😂😂

  • @offspringfan89

    @offspringfan89

    Жыл бұрын

    lmaaaaao😂

  • @MeaHeaR
    @MeaHeaR Жыл бұрын

    Itt Got A Mitsu-Shitty Badgé onn itt

  • @Get_behind_me_doctor
    @Get_behind_me_doctor6 ай бұрын

    No thanks I’d like to survive in case of a crash

  • @AfroCycle

    @AfroCycle

    4 ай бұрын

    Actually people who drive trucks and SUVs tend to be worst drivers so they get into more accidents

  • @Buzz1756
    @Buzz1756 Жыл бұрын

    I’ll never understand the obsession boomers have with controlling what gear their vehicle is in lol it makes absolutely no sense. How can that be “fun“ 😂

  • @MrAnanthaP

    @MrAnanthaP

    10 ай бұрын

    You don't control it but go with the flow with these basic rules of thumb: Neutral : Start the engine. First gear : Get moving. Second gear : Move after stopping - say at an intersection. Third gear ; Overtake or up a hill. Fourth gear : Cruise. Fifth (if available) : Cruise. It becomes instinctive after a day or two.

  • @users4007

    @users4007

    9 ай бұрын

    unless you are talking about brand new performance cars, manual is generally faster on track/autocross, it is also great for winter driving, you should go drive a few manual sports cars yourself before judging

  • @shefalichow7917

    @shefalichow7917

    8 ай бұрын

    You should start your research with questioning why you feel it's appropriate to call someone a boomer. Most of the time I've found people who speak like this to be lacking in awareness in many other areas as well. After that, you could try looking up videos where people tell you exactly why they like driving manual.

  • @VoteForBukele
    @VoteForBukele Жыл бұрын

    They’re popular in many developing nations.

  • @MeaHeaR

    @MeaHeaR

    Жыл бұрын

    Liké MûřŘíĶâ. ¿¿¿¿

  • @turkey0165

    @turkey0165

    Жыл бұрын

    In developing nations like the third world united states!

  • @porkcutlet3920

    @porkcutlet3920

    3 ай бұрын

    @@turkey0165 The US is a regressing nation.

  • @rocklandstone5475
    @rocklandstone5475 Жыл бұрын

    Lol the women do not like you, bro.

  • @tinadunaway1737
    @tinadunaway17378 ай бұрын

    Cool until they start breaking down. I've seen lots of them in junkyards. Because of wiring problems. Good luck on that.😂buy a Chevy truck