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Top American-Made Vehicles of 2019

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cars and trucks made in americaIf you’re looking for a car, truck or SUV made in America with the most American-made parts, the top ten brands are Jeep, Honda and it’s luxury division Acura, Chevrolet and fellow GM brand GMC.

More than half the vehicles in the annual American-made survey by Cars.com are foreign brands, including top-rated Jeep, a division of Europebased Fiat-Chrysler.

Toyota and Ford come in within the top 15.

Simply, foreign automakers have invested hundreds of billions of dollars to build factories in the USA, closer to the people who buy them.

Most Americans want to buy a safe and fuel efficient vehicle that contributes to the US economy, but it’s not easy to determine by reading reviews where the vehicle is manufactured and how much American-made parts it includes.

So this is not a list of the top American-made brands, but, rather, a list of the specific models made in America with the most American-made parts, from car seat fabrics to tires.

That’s what the survey measures.

Here are the top 15 American-made vehicles, by model, according to the Cars.com survey:

1. Jeep Cherokee
Assembled in Belvidere, Ill.

The Jeep Cherokee, a small SUV, is built with U.S.-sourced engines and transmissions.

The Cherokee is the index’s top vehicle for the second year in a row. It also gives FCA (Fiat Chrysler America) the top slot for three years running, as the Jeep Wrangler topped the index in 2017.

2. Honda Odyssey
Assembled in Lincoln, Ala.

The top three Honda models – the Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline pickup truck – return for 2019, and also making the list is the all-new Passport SUV, essentially a two-row offshoot of the No. 7 Honda Pilot, which has three rows of seats.

3. Honda Ridgeline
Assembled in Lincoln, Ala.

4. Honda Passport
Assembled in Lincoln, Ala.

5. Chevrolet Corvette
Assembled in Bowling Green, Ky.

Chevrolet Corvette sports car, which ranked No. 10 last year, is up to No. 5 thanks to slightly higher domestic content.

6. Acura MDX
Assembled in East Liberty, Ohio

7. Honda Pilot
Assembled in Lincoln, Ala.

8. Chevrolet Colorado and
9. GMC Canyon
Assembled in Wentzville, Mo.

Chevrolet Colorado and its GMC Canyon sibling — are AMI newcomers thanks to a bump in domestic content for the 2019 model year.

10. Acura RDX
Assembled in East Liberty, Ohio

The redesigned Acura RDX rounds out the top 10 with high domestic content and U.S.-sourced engines and transmissions.

11. Chevrolet Camaro
Assembled in Lansing, Mich.

12. Toyota Avalon
Assembled in Georgetown, Ky.

13. Ford F-150
Assembled in Claycomo, Mo., and Dearborn, Mich.

14. Honda Accord
Assembled in Marysville, Ohio

15. Toyota Tundra
Assembled in San Antonio

Four vehicles from the 2018 index dropped off the top 10 for 2019. Ford’s Explorer SUV and F-150 pickup fell due to lower domestic content, although it is in the top 15, while the Ford Taurus sedan and Chevrolet Volt plug-in hatchback were disqualified because they are being discontinued.

This is the first year the published list is for the top 15 models instead of 10; among the group, GM has four cars, Toyota has two and Ford and FCA have one apiece.  Honda/Acura dominates the list with six of the top ten.

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