Buy American?

My oldest son—who has been wonderfully employed by Toyota for nearly 20 years now—just shared an interesting chart, depicting the American-Made Index put together each year by Cars.com. How things have changed from "those Jap imports" cries of days gone by to companies producing vehicles that employ tens of thousands of American workers across this country. NOTE: Four of the top five vehicles shown below are Honda and Toyota products!

So the next time you see that "Buy American" bumper sticker, realize that buying American can be very difficult to define in our very globally-intertwined world.

See the full article HERE.


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The Cars.com American-Made Index

By Kelsey Mays, Cars.com

What Are the Top American-Made Cars?
Cars.com's American-Made Index rates vehicles built and bought in the U.S. Factors include sales, where the car's parts come from and whether the car is assembled in the U.S. We disqualify models with a domestic parts content rating below 75 percent, models built exclusively outside the U.S. or models soon to be discontinued without a U.S.-built successor.
Rank	Make/Model	U.S. Assembly Location	Last Rank
1.	Toyota Camry	Georgetown, Ky.; Lafayette, Ind.	1
2.	Ford F-150	Dearborn, Mich.; Claycomo, Mo.	—
3.	Honda Accord	Marysville, Ohio	2
4.	Toyota Sienna	Princeton, Ind.	6
5.	Honda Pilot	Lincoln, Ala.	—
6.	Chevrolet Traverse	Lansing, Mich.	8
7.	Toyota Tundra	San Antonio	9
8.	Jeep Liberty	Toledo, Ohio	—
9.	GMC Acadia	Lansing, Mich.	10
10.	Buick Enclave	Lansing, Mich.	—
Excludes hybrid variants. The Camry excludes the related Venza; the Accord excludes the related Crosstour. Sources: Automaker data, Automotive News, dealership data, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration