Ford Ranger Voted "Most American" (Cars.com 2020 American-Made Index)
The Cars.com 2020 American-Made Index: Which Cars Are Most American?
Since 2006, Cars.com’s American-Made Index has given shoppers interested in supporting the U.S. economy a list of the most American-made vehicles, based upon various metrics. After highlighting, at most, 10 models each year for most of its history, Cars.com expanded the list to 15 cars in 2019. With rising consumer interest in buying local amid the economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve accommodated a long-standing desire among AMI audiences: Now in its 15th year, Cars.com’s 2020 American-Made Index ranks all qualifying cars built in the country, not just the top finishers.
The 2020 index ranks 91 vehicles, counting hybrid and plug-in variants as separate models — more than six times the number ranked in any prior index.
While cars atop the AMI have considerably higher credentials than those at the bottom, they caution against any temptation to deem the latter group “losers.” That’s because all cars ranked in the 2020 index boast final assembly in the U.S. for at least some portion of sales, something that can’t be said for the nearly 250 nameplates fully imported for the 2020 model year. Assembled as close as Ontario, Canada, and as far as India, such models don’t fulfill criteria met by even the 91st car on the 2020 AMI. Here are the rankings:
1. Ford Ranger (assembled in Wayne, Mich.)
