The Ford F-150 topped Cars.com’s 2014 “American-Made Index,” released June 30, 2014. Only 10 vehicles were eligible, the fewest in the index’s nine-year history, USA Today reported.
How the index works
The index ranks vehicles using two facts on every new-car window sticker: the final assembly point and the share of domestic parts. Under the American Automobile Labeling Act, U.S. and Canadian parts are counted together as “domestic.” Vehicles that are being discontinued are excluded.
- For the 2014 model year, just 13 models assembled in the USA had domestic-parts content of 75% or higher, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Three were disqualified because they were being discontinued, including the Dodge Avenger, which placed third the year before.
- That compares with 14 qualifying models in 2013, 20 in 2012 and 30 in 2011.
The 2014 list
- 1. Ford F-150 (Dearborn, Mich., and Claycomo, Mo.)
- 2. Toyota Camry (Georgetown, Ky., and Lafayette, Ind.)
- 3. Honda Odyssey (Lincoln, Ala.)
- 4. Toyota Sienna (Princeton, Ind.)
- 5. Toyota Tundra (San Antonio)
- 6. Toyota Avalon (Georgetown, Ky.)
- 7. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (Bowling Green, Ky.)
- 8. Honda Ridgeline (Lincoln, Ala.)
- 9. Honda Crosstour (East Liberty, Ohio)
- 10. Dodge SRT Viper (Detroit)
The Corvette, Ridgeline, Crosstour and Viper made the list for the first time. In 2015, the Camry moved to the top (our coverage).
Source & credit
Source: USA Today: “Ford F-150 pickup tops list for ‘American-made’”, by Chris Woodyard and Kelsey Mays, June 30, 2014.