In an era of supersized pickups and SUVs, Kei cars and trucks bring a (very) little piece of Japan to the United States.

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Kei trucks are dwarfed by even Ford’s small Maverick pickup truck, and have unsurprisingly grown tremendously popular over the past couple of years. However, they aren’t 50-state legal quite yet.

Sen. Anthony Broadman (D-Bend) introduced legislation Wednesday to legalize the registration and on-road use of Kei trucks in Oregon, calling them an efficient, affordable alternative to full ...

The API failed to deliver the resource. “Kei trucks” or Japanese mini trucks, are currently illegal to drive on Oregon roads due to safety and emissions issues. SB 1213 would to legalize them.

Gregory Miller, services and parts manager, works to rebuild a carburetor on a 1998 Japanese kei truck, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at JDM Car & Motorcycle in Shoreline, Wash.

Gregory Miller, services and parts manager, works to rebuild a carburetor on a 1998 Japanese kei truck, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at JDM Car & Motorcycle in Shoreline, Wash.

1 of 4 Gregory Miller, services and parts manager, works to rebuild a carburetor on a 1998 Japanese kei truck, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at JDM Car & Motorcycle in Shoreline.

Colorado passed a law allowing kei vehicles, small Japanese cars, trucks, and vans, on roads with speed limits of 55 mph and under. The law applies to kei vehicles 25 years or older, aligning with ...

This last point rules out many American full-size trucks for use in fleet markets, which are subject to compulsory fuel economy laws mandating a fleet-wide standard of 25.4km/l, or 59.7 MPG, by 2030.

Today, we'll take a look at three interesting JDM trucks (plus a couple of bonus kei vans), spotted around the city of Higashiomi in Shiga Prefecture.