The 20 Most American-Made Cars You Can Buy (6 Are Teslas)

People have a growing interest in American-made products.

Online searches for “made in USA” roughly doubled in the first several months of 2025, and 43% of Americans said their interest has increased over the past year, according to a recent survey by software company Trace One.

But buying American isn’t always easy, especially with vehicles.

Just because an auto brand is headquartered and has factories in the U.S. doesn’t mean that all of the parts for all of its vehicles were made here or that American hands assembled them.

Of course, some vehicles are more American-made than others.

The latest annual Kogod Made in America Auto Index from American University ranked over 500 car models to figure out how much of each vehicle is made in the USA.

Tesla reigned supreme on this list, with its models comprising the top six most American-made cars.

The ranking is based on factors such as:

• Where a vehicle model’s engine and transmission were built
• The percentage of other components — such as chassis, body and electrical — that are American-made
• Where the vehicle is assembled
• Where research and development is conducted
• Where the automaker’s headquarters are based

These factors were combined to come up with a final “domestic content score.”

So, which vehicles can claim to be the most American? Let’s take a look.

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The most American-made cars

1. Tesla Model 3 Performance: Total domestic content score of 87.5
2. Tesla Model Y Long Range: 85
3. Tesla Model Y: 85
4. Tesla Cybertruck: 82.5
5. Tesla Model S: 80
6. Tesla Model X: 80
7. Ford Mustang GT AT: 80
8. Ford Mustang GT 5.0L: 80
9. Ford Mustang GT Coupe Premium: 80
10. Honda Passport AWD: 76.5
11. Honda Passport Trailsport: 76.5
12. Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (manufactured by Stellantis, a result of the merger between Fiat Group and Chrysler Group): 76
13. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (manufactured by Stellantis): 76
14. Volkswagen ID.4 AWD 82KWH: 75.5
15. Chevrolet Colorado 2.7L (manufactured by General Motors): 75.5
16. GMC Canyon 4WD AT4 Crew Cab (manufactured by General Motors): 75.5
17. GMC Canyon Denali 4WD Crew Cab (manufactured by General Motors): 75.5
18. Chevrolet Colorado LT Crew Cab 2WD 2.7L (manufactured by General Motors): 75.5
19. Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Crew Cab 4WD 2.7L (manufactured by General Motors): 75.5
20. Volkswagen ID.4 RWD 62KWH: 74.5