These Are the Most American-Made Vehicles for 2025
Every year, Cars.com looks at the vehicles bought and sold in the United States to find the most American-made models. A familiar name tops the list for 2025, taking four of the top ten spots, but this year’s study showed some interesting movement for some vehicles.
Tesla, which calls Texas its home and operates factories there and in California, landed at the top of the list. The Model 3 was first, followed by the Y, S, and X. The top ten most American-made vehicles include:
- Tesla Model 3
- Tesla Model Y
- Tesla Model S
- Tesla Model X
- Jeep Gladiator
- Kia EV6
- Honda Ridgeline
- Honda Odyssey
- Honda Passport
- Volkswagen ID.4
Seeing Tesla at the top isn’t surprising, but the Kia EV6 is new on the list. The automaker moved production from South Korea to its plant in Georgia, and its move up the rankings has made EVs the majority in the top ten. Likely related to shifting trade relations, other automakers have boosted the domestic content in electric models, with EVs now accounting for 11 of Cars.com’s list, up from eight the year before. Hybrids and plug-in hybrids make up another 19 spots on the list.
Cars.com’s American-Made Index accounts for several factors in the production process, including the final assembly location, the percentage of U.S. and Canadian parts, countries of origins for drivetrain components, and the U.S. manufacturing workforce. Each component is weighted equally in the final calculations.
[Images: Tesla, Kia]
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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This index must not factor in Chinese rare earth minerals and microchips.
Auto production does not produce the windfall in jobs that many imagine. The technical and engineering prowess behind a factory provides the true economic benefit. Vehicles are produced in Morocco, but the real financial beneficiary is France (for Renault)....the financial benefit of VW's huge factory in Puebla, Mexico are the Germans. Automotive production requires increasingly fewer humans and more brain power...and the two should never be confused.