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