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