Edit: Since someone downvoted me, I went to find the first source I could. I’d be more than happy to be challenged constructively if this isn’t true:
> Utes are classified as a tub-back commercial vehicle based off a passenger car variant.
> For the Americans reading this, yes the Ford Ranchero and Chevy El Camino are therefore utes and not pick-up trucks.
> With no passenger car variant diesel 4x4s like the Ford Ranger, VW Amarok and Toyota Hilux are classified as pick-ups. These vehicles use separate chassis/body construction, commonly use leaf-sprung solid-axle rear-ends and have higher towing capacities than most passenger car-based utes.
https://mightycarmods.com/blogs/news/utes-trucks-and-pick-up...