Until recently, most Americans likely didn’t care where their car was made. However, President Trump’s tariffs on automobile and vehicle parts have changed the equation and made imports more expensive.

 

Amid this background, Cars.com’s American-Made Index is a tad more interesting. While it’s an imperfect measure, it factors in assembly location, parts sourcing, engine sourcing, transmission sourcing, and U.S. factory employment relative to vehicle production. It’s worth noting this isn’t a definitive ranking, as different methodologies could produce varying results in other studies, as we’ve seen before.