Production chronology1989–1997
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗9 years
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Volkswagen / Model record
VolkswagenTaro
Production1989–1997
Recorded originGermany
ClassPickup truck
Background
The Volkswagen Taro was a compact pickup truck that was introduced in January 1989 by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles It was a 1 tonne pickup truck to complement the half tonne Caddy pickup / panel van ranges, and the 1 tonne Transporter van and chassis cab ranges. The name "tarō" is a suffix used in Japanese to denote the oldest brother or son, or the first-born son of a family.
Text adapted from “Volkswagen Taro” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1990–1996
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗7 years