Online car research site
Cars.com, ranks the “most-American” cars and trucks and takes into
account globalization of the supply chain. It found just three
models qualified.
The definition of
“Made in America” has been undergoing some changes, especially
in the auto industry. Integrated supply chains and efforts to
cut costs have made the auto industry’s globalization
“irreversible.”
The criteria used:
country of engine origin, country of transmission origin, U.S.
factory employment relative to the company’s sales footprint,
domestic parts content, and assembly location. The percentage of
domestic parts that a car needs to be able to qualify is 60
percent.
The three
"most-American" cars were Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee (made by
Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Toledo,
Ohio), and Ford Motor Co.’s Chicago-made Taurus.