All hail Toyota, but why?

With many people praising Toyota for their responsibility in developing Hybrid vehicles and bashing Detroit for not following suit, I find it curious that when driving past Capital Chevrolet I see what looks an equal amount of Huge pickups and SUVs on the adjoining Capitol Toyota parking lot.

Golly, as I recall Toyota started making nothing but small cars and GM started with only big.

So who was moving in the wrong direction and who was building cars and trucks Americans wanted to buy?