Allow me to summarize, firstly what difference does it really make where the truck is built as long as it complies with all the countries legislation regarding safety, emissions etc. Secondly Toyota builds all its trucks in the country where is sells most of particular models, Compact in US, European specification in France, Italian brands surprisingly in Italy and the models for the Far East in Japan. They don't believe in shipping huge quantities around the world when they can be built "locally". That's why they have worldwide manufacturing plants. They use predominently Toyota engines as thees are designed specifically for industrial equipment not automobile engines as others do particularly in Europe with VW. Now as we don't sell many compacts in Europe it makes no sense to build them there. I just needed to clear up a few things. (Toyota Salesman!!)