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Cars.com celebrates the 20th anniversary of its
American made index at a time when domestic
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manufacturing is particularly in the spotlight.
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The industry resource uses its ranking to shed
light on the global automotive industry and
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perhaps reveal information on assembly and
parts content that trend more American than the
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actual badge on the front of the vehicle.
And as these global automotive supply chains
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become more complex, so does the analysis.
Cars.com uses a 5 point assessment process
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reviewing country of origin for both engines
and transmissions,
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location of final assembly, percentage of US
and Canadian parts,
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as well as the direct US workforce involved in
each automaker’s manufacturing.
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And while some of the vehicles ranked on the
list come as no surprise,
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like Tesla’s Model 3, Y, S, and X, all making
the top 4,
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there were some companies that were notably
absent.
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When it comes to the big 3 in the US automotive
market, GM,
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Ford, and Stalantti, just 3 vehicles from the
group combined were listed.
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Two of these were from Stalanttis, the Jeep
Gladiator and Wrangler assembled in Toledo and
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ranked numbers 5 and 13 respectively.
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GM’s loan listing is the Chevy Colorado at
number 19,
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which is assembled in Wentsville, Missouri.
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As for Ford, not a single vehicle made the top
10.
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Generally, Speaking, the list was fairly
diverse.
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While Honda Motor Company was represented
heavily with the Ridgeline,
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Odyssey, Passport, Pilot, Accord, and two Acura
models, Cars.com also ranked 2 Kias and
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1 model each from Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan.
And while the rundown was not a great look for
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Ford, who recently unveiled a new slogan from
America for America.
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It did have some runners up.
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The F-150 Lightning Explorer and Lincoln
Aviator were all in the top 30.
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I’m Anna Wells, and this is manufacturing now.