New Toyota Tundra Delayed a Month

The recent pickup wars between GM — with its redesigned Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra — and Ford — with its revised F-150 — were supposed to be joined by Toyota in January 2007. However, the redesigned 2007 Toyota Tundra is being delayed until February to “make sure everything is perfect,” company representatives say.

We’re guessing the delay has to do with GM and Ford raising towing capacity to 10,500 pounds in their new pickups. When Toyota unveiled the 2007 Tundra at the Chicago auto show in February, it was said to tow 10,000 pounds. That was an industry-leading number at the time, but not now.

The Tundra will be built in Toyota’s San Antonio and Princeton, Ind., plants, where there are also rumors that the company is having trouble finding qualified assembly workers to build enough of the high-volume truck. 

Toyota definitely can’t afford any more setbacks after recent reliability issues in the current Tundra and other models, especially considering the importance of the new Tundra. That makes the month wait seem like a wise move.

[Tundra Sales Launch Delayed By Month, Ward’s Auto]