American made index

See where 100 vehicles ranked — as well as what didn’t qualify — for Cars.com’s study of the most American-made vehicles for 2024.

Some 401 nameplates were analyzed before we trimmed the index to the final 100; the remaining 301 vehicles are all equal in the eyes of the AMI.

For the fourth time in its 18-year history, Cars.com’s American-Made Index ranks all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for 2023.

To say there’s a single least American car is beyond the scope of our index, but it may surprise you what names appear on our list of disqualified vehicles.

Choosing a vehicle from Cars.com's American-Made Index can present a less obvious advantage during the inventory shortage: more inventory and availability.

As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, Cars.com’s announcement of model-year 2022’s most American automobiles — via our 2022 American-Made Index — dominates this week’s countdown of most popular news articles.

The 2022 American-Made Index ranks 95 vehicles through five major criteria: assembly location, parts content, engine origins, transmission origins and U.S. manufacturing workforce.

Cars.com’s 2022 American-Made Index ranks 95 vehicles, from entry-level sedans to luxury SUVs. See this year’s study segmented by vehicle class.

Of the 379 models sold in the U.S for the 2022 model year, there are 244 that aren’t assembled in the U.S. at all.

With results directly comparable to those of the 2020 American-Made Index, the 2021 study ranks 90 vehicles through the same five major criteria: assembly location, parts content, engine origins, transmission origins and U.S. manufacturing workforce.