FWIW, I have a 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche that was built in Monterrey, Mexico. It is my understanding that GM builds a number of it’s SUV’s (Tahoes, Suburbans, etc.) there today. And when I look around the parking lots here in NorCal, these are the only domestic vehicles I see, and my bet is that it’s only because the foreign manufacturers don’t offer a competitive vehicle. Try towing an Airstream with a Toyota.
Whether there is an alternative or not is irrelevant to where they are made. These should be moved back to the US, else given a large import fee AND CLEARLY MARKED AS MADE IN MEXICO.
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2012/10/tundra-tugs-space-shuttle-without-a-hitch.html
Not all Toyota’s are the same just as not all Cheviot are the same.
To be fair, your Avalanche was so good that GM discontinued it without a replacement not long after yours was made. Nobody was buying it.
I have a Toyota Tundra and it tows large loads no problem.