1. Toyota Camry Is Most ‘American-Made’ Vehicle, Says Cars.com

For the second year in a row, Toyota Camry ranked No. 1 on a list compiled by Cars.com of the most “American-made” vehicles.

Cars.com’s annual American-Made Index takes into account the percentage of domestically produced parts, the location of the factories where the vehicle was assembled, and its popularity in the United States. “All three factors figure into creating American jobs and prosperity,” said USA Today’s Drive On in its report on the list today.

In addition to Camry ranking No. 1 on the list, Tundra was No. 8 and Sienna was No. 10, making Toyota the only manufacturer with three vehicles in the top 10. Honda, Ford and Chrysler each earned two spots. Chevrolet had one spot.

Camry is assembled in Georgetown, Ky., and Lafayette, Ind., while Tundra is assembled in San Antonio, Texas, and Sienna in Princeton, Ind.

Rounding out the list, Honda Accord ranked No. 2; Ford Escape, 3; Ford Focus, 4; Chevrolet Malibu, 5; Honda Odyssey, 6; Dodge Ram 1500, 7; and Jeep Wrangler, 9.

“What’s interesting this year is the lack of a full-sized domestic pickup truck on the list,” said Patrick Olsen, Cars.com’s editor-in-chief. “The Ford F-150 went from the top spot a couple of years ago to being totally left off the list. While the F-150 is still assembled in the U.S., its domestic parts content fell to 55 percent. In the past, it’s had a domestic parts content of around 80 percent.”

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Im torn between saying thats a good thing and being pissed about the profits going across the pacific, Im not sure which is better

 

Toyota pumps ALOT of money to the american economy too.

 

There is a Toyota plant being finished in north mississippi i think.. they are suppose to be building corollas or camrys.

 

i sorta feel the same way, but in the end they are the ones giving us americans jobs when the domestic company's are not..

 

uhhhhh......

 

love the news, thats money in my pockets!

 

Thats exactley what our politcians said as they sold our country down the river.

I dont care where toiletyota is made, i will NEVER own one or any other foriegn name plate for that matter.

 

it must suck to be so narrow minded. the chevy you love has more foreign parts and labor put into it that alot of "jap" cars.

 

Yeah it really does suck, That you are a foriegn sympathizer who cant see How our country has been sold to foreign countries.

Im the only one who remembers who my grandfather was fighting against in WWII ??????

Im not happy either about GM having Foriegn parts on their cars either, but you can thank big brother for that.