The American-Made Index, composed by Cars.com, ranks cars on the basis of the location of vehicle assembly, the percentage of U.S.-made parts used and popularity with U.S. buyers. The F-150's rank at the top of the list is appropriate considering the results of a survey finding 49% of the respondents consider Ford to be the 'most American' manufacturer. Chevrolet finished second, though it garnered only 29% of the votes.
Of the respondents to the American-Made Index survey, 27% said they would not consider buying anything buy an American-made car, while only one-third as many (9%) were foreign-car only buyers. Most respondents didn't have a fixed allegiance. The stated reasons for buying American-only were a desire to support the local economy and brand loyalty. Foreign-car buyers believe the products to be higher quality than American-made equivalents. Recent results of J.D. Power surveys show that that isn't always the case, however, with Ford matching Toyota and Honda in initial quality.
The top five vehicles on the American-made list are, in order, the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Toyota Tundra.
Reader Comments
Fri Jul 4 2008 11:56 AM
chris says
that's surprising that only 9% of people claim to be import only. I would have thought there was a higher percentage of "import" loyalists than domestic loyalists.
I don't like the idea of factoring in brand image though. I just wish some one would take all of the cars offered in the USA.... and rank them by how much of a percentage of the MSRP goes out of country. cause that would mean that every mazda would get a little bump over other japanese brands due to the 1/3rd ford ownership. things like that. and then list them all. every one of them.
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