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