Mercedes-Benz is developing a pickup truck

A rendering of the Mercedes-Benz pickup truck.

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If you like your luxury a little rugged, then the new Mercedes-Benz pickup truck might be right up your alley.

Daimler announced that Nissan and Mercedes are developing a double-cab 1-ton pickup together, which will be based on a Nissan truck that is not sold in the United States. "The Mercedes-Benz pickup will share some of the architecture with the all-new Nissan NP300, but it will be engineered and designed by Daimler to meet the specific needs of its customers," Daimler said in a statement. "The vehicle will have all of Mercedes Benz's distinctive characteristics and features."

The new pickup will be targeted for drivers in Europe, Australia, South Africa, and Latin America, USA Today reports, although executives are considering releasing it in the United States.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.