See the 10 Most American Cars Today

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) shares jumped 10% on Tuesday, after the car maker reported its second quarter results. While the company’s deliveries (best approximation of sales) slumped 4.8% — a second straight quarter of decline — but the decline was better than expected. The drop in sales comes amidst increased competition from other electric vehicle manufacturers, especially in China. But what Tesla offers to Americans that other automakers do not is some of the most American-made cars.

Of course, just because a vehicle is made in a U.S. assembly plant, not all of its parts are American made. Therefore, to find out which cars are the most American, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the American-Made Index by Cars.com. The study analyzed more than 400 vehicles of model-year 2024 , ranking the most American-made 100 vehicles based on five criteria: assembly location, parts content, engine origin, transmission origin, and U.S. manufacturing workforce. All data is from Cars.com.

At the top of the list is a Tesla model that has ranked as the most American-made for three years in a row. But if in 2023 four cars of the Austin, Texas-based company ranked as the top four most American cars, this year, the second and third spots went to companies based outside the U.S. A car from Japan-based Honda ranks as the second most American, while a car from German-based Volkswagen ranks as the third most American. Only the fourth place only goes back again to a Tesla model. (Also see: The Most High-Tech and Low-Tech Car Brands: Every Major Brand Ranked.)

Conspicuously (mostly) absent from the top 10 are cars from the Big Three automakers. Through Chrysler is now owned by Stellantis (headquartered in the Netherlands), Ford and General Motors remain firmly American, headquartered in Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. Yet only Chrysler has a vehicle in the top 10 most American-made cars.  GM and Ford have cars that rank much lower.

For example, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon rank as the 23rd and 24th most American, the highest for the company. Meanwhile, the most American Ford car is the Mustang, which ranks 31st. The F-150 Lightning and F-150 rank 56 and 58. On the plus side, GM accounts for 18% of cars on the list, and Ford accounts for 17% — the highest shares. Stellantis NV accounts for 9% of the list, mostly Jeep models.

Why this matters

Americans who want to buy made-in-America products may find it difficult to understand what constitutes made-in-America when it comes to cars. While it may be easy with some product, it is certainly quite a bit more complicated with vehicles. Even cars that rank high on the list are usually far from being 100% American-made (though Tesla claims so for all cars it sells in the U.S.). Still, the list can help those who feel this is important to them.