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A '''pickup truck''' or '''pickup''' is a [[Truck classification#Light duty|light-duty truck]] that has an enclosed [[cabin (truck)|cabin]], and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a [[wikt: tailgate|tailgate]] and removable covering).<ref name="def1">{{cite dictionary|title=Pickup |dictionary=Merriam Webster |url= http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickup |access-date = 7 August 2014}}</ref> In [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], both pickups and [[coupé utility|coupé utilities]] are called '''[[ute (vehicle)|utes]]''', short for [[utility vehicle]]. In [[South Africa]], people of all language groups use the term '''''bakkie''''', a diminutive of ''bak'', [[Afrikaans]] for "basket".
Pickup trucks often have the same [[chassis]] as [[van]]s. Usually, pickup trucks are same size as normal cars. You usually may drive a pickup truck with the same [[driver's license]] as an ordinary car, but heavy pickup trucks may require a light truck license. The smallest pickup trucks are made from [[motor-scooter]]s by replacing the rear seat and rear [[wheel]] with an [[axle]] and cargo bed, and some have only three wheels.
Once a work or farming tool with few creature comforts, in the 1950s U.S. consumers began purchasing pickups for lifestyle reasons, and by the 1990s, less than 15 percent of owners reported use in work as the pickup truck's primary purpose.<ref name=mueller>{{cite book|last1=Mueller|first1=Mike|title=The American Pickup Truck|page=9}}</ref> In North America, the pickup is mostly used as a [[Car|passenger car]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Porter|first1=Bryan|title=Handbook of Traffic Psychology|date=2011|publisher=Elsevier|page=222}}</ref> and accounts for about 18% of total vehicles sold in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title = Vehicle Registration Data|url = https://hedgescompany.com/automotive-market-research-statistics/auto-mailing-lists-and-marketing |website = Hedges & Company|access-date = 6 February 2016}}</ref> Full-sized pickups and [[SUV]]s are an important source of revenue for major car manufacturers such as [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[General Motors|GM]] and [[Stellantis]]'s [[Ram Trucks]] Division, accounting for more than two-thirds of their global pretax earnings, though they make up just 16% of North American vehicle production. These vehicles have a high [[profit margin]] and a high price tag; in 2018, Kelley Blue Book cited an average cost (including optional features) of US$47,174 for a new Ford F-150.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matt|first=Degan|date=August 22, 2018|title=Pricing Your Next Ford F-150: It Could Cost $60,000 – or More|url=https://www.kbb.com/reviews/pricing-your-next-ford-f-150-it-could-cost-60000-or-more/|url-status=live|website=Kelley Blue Book}}</ref>
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