Toyota IMVs are not sold in Japan, why?

[vicoyski]

then the US is an exception. america is a heavily industrialized country and pickups are everywhere.and so do SUVs.

Yup! US is an exception... Just look at how big that country is compared to Japan. They have all that open space to race a truck and a half! :suv:

[vicoyski]

then the US is an exception. america is a heavily industrialized country and pickups are everywhere.and so do SUVs.

Yup! US is indeed an exception... Just look at how big that country is compared to Japan. They have all that open space to race a truck and a half!

[OTO]

Maybe it doesnt meet Japanese safety or emissions standards. Mitsu had to retain the old bumper of the Evo VIII on the Evo IX to meet US safety standards.

[OTEP]

IMV's were never intended for the JDM market. Sabi nga sa showbiz, 'you cannot please everybody'. Iba ang market ng sasakyan for Japan, if they made the IMV marketable in Japan, it might not work for the rest of the region.