American-Made Index 2025: How American is your truck?

[testerdahl]

Every year the Cars.com American-Made Index comes out, and we look at the trucks on the list, there’s always a bit of: “Say what?!” The trucks you think would be the most American often end up at the bottom of the list. This year, we’re excited to see that an American truck is back on […] (read full article...)

 

[jillciminillo]

I always geek out over this list because it's always such a shocker. At least Honda Ridgeline got knocked off the top spot this year ...

 

[TheDo114]

Could you explain why certain vehicles change places in the list year over year? Like the Honda Ridgeline got knocked off the first spot. Is it because certain parts for the car came from somewhere else?

 

[jillciminillo]

Could you explain why certain vehicles change places in the list year over year? Like the Honda Ridgeline got knocked off the first spot. Is it because certain parts for the car came from somewhere else?

I think it was more that the Jeep Gladiator had more parts sourced from the U.S. last year. Suppliers are always changing, and while assembly and workforce are probably the two biggest static measurements, where the engines and transmissions come from could affect list position.

 

[testerdahl]

Suppliers are always changing...

I think this is a key point. A lot of people assume once a truck is introduced nothing changes on it until it is refreshed again. That's not even close at all. Trucks constantly evolve and the AMI shows it.

 

[Dusdaddy]

I think this is a key point. A lot of people assume once a truck is introduced nothing changes on it until it is refreshed again. That's not even close at all. Trucks constantly evolve and the AMI shows it.

Yep. And a new supplier shows up to offer Ford/GM/Ram the same part for lower cost. Happens every day.

I was curious about it, so I went and checked my window sticker from my 2011 Ram. It states 70% of it came from the US or Canada. Unfortunately, they didn't separate it back then.