Kei trucks are a class of Japanese small truck that can do most of what American bloat-mobile pickups can do without most of the bulk. Some state DMVs say they’re not road-worthy but it seems they can be convinced otherwise: Massachusetts just allowed these trucks on the road following complaints from owners, according to this Clean Technica story.
They are legal in New Hampshire – I know of two on the roads near me.
Comment *The yugo was allowed here and it did not sell. Nearly all of them that were imported, were returned to Yugoslavia. This vehicle is better than most others on the road. Honda has it going on the market and they are not thinking of backing down. They have a name to go along the way with them. Go Honda.