"American yank tanks are fuel guzzling monsters that most Americans can no longer afford to drive!"
Really? Obviously you have not been there lately.
Your statement is just nonsense. Not real, no bearing on reality, fanciful rubbish. Not true. Its not even close.
Fact is Americans are driving big pickup trucks, new ones, in massive numbers. Why would Toyota design and build a huge pickup truck just like the Fords and Dodges, - if they were not selling them. The fact is they are everywhere.