| Today, the global economy makes it hard | | | | 1. Ford F-150* |
| to point out which product is really | | | | Assembly Location: Claycomo, Mo.; |
| American. Cars for example - most of the | | | | Dearborn, Mich. |
| vehicles we drive have parts that come | | | | 2. Toyota Camry**, Camry Solara |
| from outside the United States but are | | | | Assembly Location: Georgetown, Ky.; |
| assembled here, thus the term, built in | | | | Lafayette, Ind. |
| the United States. According to some | | | | 3. Chevrolet Silverado 1500* |
| observers, one factor that affects this | | | | Assembly Location: Fort Wayne, Ind.; |
| is that some cars assembled in the U.S. | | | | Pontiac, Mich. |
| from strictly American-made parts don't | | | | 4. Chevrolet Cobalt |
| sell very well, meaning that fewer | | | | Assembly Location: Lordstown, Ohio |
| Americans are building those models. | | | | 5. Ford Focus |
| So which vehicles really, are the Top | | | | Assembly Location: Wayne, Mich. |
| American Cars? | | | | 6. Toyota Sienna |
| To help consumers identify the top ten | | | | Assembly Location: Princeton, Ind. |
| vehicles which are truly the most | | | | 7. Chevrolet Malibu, Malibu Maxx |
| American in terms of their parts (like | | | | Assembly Location: Kansas City, Kan. |
| GMC thermostat for instance), where they | | | | 8. Pontiac G6 |
| are produced, and their popularity with | | | | Assembly Location: Orion, Mich. |
| U.S. buyers, recently released its | | | | 9. Ford Escape** |
| updated American Made Index. | | | | Assembly Location: Claycomo, Mo. |
| Cars.com's American-Made Index | | | | 10. Toyota Tundra |
| highlights the cars that are built in | | | | Assembly Location: Princeton, Ind.; San |
| the United States, have the highest | | | | Antonio, Texas |
| amount of domestic parts, and are bought | | | | *Rankings based on estimated sales |
| in the largest numbers by Americans. In | | | | breakouts and/or production data |
| order to make it to the list, cars must | | | | **Excludes hybrid. |
| have a domestic-parts-content rating of | | | | Sources: Automaker data, Automotive |
| 75 percent or more. also used the figure | | | | News, National Highway Traffic Safety |
| alongside the window sticker of new cars | | | | Administration |
| to determine a car's domestic parts | | | | "With the large increase in the number |
| content. If a car is going to be | | | | of Toyota makes and models that are |
| discontinued in the near future, it was | | | | being built and sold in this country, it |
| also disqualified | | | | isn't a surprise that the manufacturer |
| General Motors has a total of four cars | | | | now has three vehicles that made the top |
| on the list with Ford and Toyota each | | | | 10," said managing editor, Patrick |
| claiming three spots in the top ten. For | | | | Olsen. "I wouldn't be surprised to see |
| more information about the American Made | | | | more foreign makes and models on the |
| Index, visit | | | | list in the near future. |
| The American Made Index | | | | |