Why are 2014 Toyota Tundra sales growing so much?

In my opinion why the Tundra sales are up is because of its reliability. of course there are other factors to this as well but I think this attribute is a attractive thing to the America car buyer. Americans are keeping there cars longer than average and buying a new vehicle is an investment. When it comes to trucks all what comes down too is who's the last one standing in my opinion. The Toyota Tundra delivers that quality and reliability. The ford f150 the market leader for example has declined in realibilty the past few years probably due to the my ford touch there infotainment system most likely. The segment is very conoetive and GM,RAM and FORD are making big strides in invation for there next gen trucks to be more efficient which I think it's great. When the 2014 tundra was introduced it looked more refined and chiseled as they say to attract more truck buyers looking for a tougher looking rig. Now we all know they carried over the power train from the previous generation but they made huge improvements all around the exterior and interior. This new style I think has swayed some loyalist from the big three to give the truck a shot. I have owned a chevy,ford and now currently a 2013 Toyota Tundra Crewmax.My chevy silverado had a lot of engine troubles and brakes went out a lot. It to me was a great truck all around but the matinence cost were just to expensive. To be fair it was a 1997 model so they were not really great back then.My 2002 f150 was awesome it was a great truck. I put over 200,000 miles on it with routine up keep to have it stay running but I needed to get something else. My loyalty in my mind was with ford but when I aproached multiple dealerships to get finaced through ford,it just didn't happen they quoted me 12% interest and lowered to 8% to be nice. I was really upset at the time because I wanted a f150 just wasn't the right price at all. I decided to go to toyota and look at tundras just to see. I test drove one and fell in love. I liked the power and the space. It was just a great truck and hearing feedback from friends that have them convinced me to consider. I went through financing and got 0% interest with 2,000 down and was really happy with my buy,,now having the truck for almost a year I see why people live these trucks.
1.Realibilty
2.refined
3.Simple
4.strong
5.75% American content
6. Great financing

I know that you guys don't want to hear this but I think there are a good number of people who consider GM and RAM a political pawns. I think this perception is particularly damaging among truck buyers. With the Tundra Engine Transmission and final assembly done in the USA a the foreign name brand is easier to swallow for this group. This means Ford and its' demonically possessed infotainment systems is the only other alternative for this group.

Asa 2011/12 Tundra owner I too was sold on reliability, financing, comfort and to a large degree style and individuality. Having driven the 2014, i do not understand the jump in sales , it does drive slightly better, but has lost much of the practicality, storage and comfort. Most of all i think the truck looks bland and a cross between the GM and Ford products, but maybe that is where the new buyers have come from, they want their bland trucks but they want reliable ones and have found it in the Toyota. My biggest gripe of teh GM is its brick styling, the Ford, it's uncomfy and complicated interior. To me the new Tundra has adopted both of these elements. Seriously tempted to buy out my lease and keep the 2011 until they redesign it as I love my older model Tundra, or if I do lease the new one, will do so short term in hope they change things up for 2016 with styling from the FTX concept .

As a previous Ford Only family, we bought our first Toyota Camry when I graduated college. I promptly put over 88k on the vehicle prior to it being totaled in a wreck, that could have and should have easily killed myself and my son and didn't. We were told it was because we were in a Toyota by hwy patrol. Insurance company gave us approx. $6k off the car that was, by now 3 years old. It was replaced by a Ford Expedition (for size/fear from the wreck) and we put a mere 120k on that vehicle in little over 6 years. We barely got 1/4 of what we paid for it and that vehicle was LOADED compared to the base Camry. Next vehicle, Base Toyota Rav4. Same thing again, totaled ina wreck, 5 years old over 140k on the vehicle and we only LOST $3k what we paid for the original vehicle. The reason people buy and pay more and stick with Toyota is because they trade for more in the end. I am looking at Tundras now for my 16 yo son to drive as a first car and for one with 100k miles on it, I am still only paying about $15k under what the original purchase price of the car was. That speaks volumes, does it not? And the fact that I look at the truck today, and tomorrow it is SOLD says a lot, too. These vehicles are built to last...kind of like the old cars from our youth and the old appliances from our youth. :)

Toyota must be supplying you with Tundra-Toyota pays the tab.Automotive journalists are so full of BS your a car salesman.