advertisement Automakers like Honda stand out for consistency and scale. Its Alabama facility produces five of this year’s top 20 vehicles — including the Ridgeline, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Acura MDX. General Motors also remains a dominant player with the most vehicles on this year’s index. Kia’s West Point, Ga., plant builds both the EV6 and Sportage, while Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tenn., facility produces the ID.4 — one of only two non-Tesla electric vehicles in the top 20. About 25% of the more than 400 vehicles on sale in the U.S. made this year’s AMI, and whether a vehicle is No. 1 or No. 99, it contributes to the U.S. economy, says Patrick Masterson, lead researcher for Cars.com’s American-Made Index. Full domestic content is elusive. The average domestic parts content of the top 10 vehicles was 83.4% in 2006; today, it’s 70.3%. While that figure has risen slightly in recent years, it still underscores how globally integrated auto production has become. “No vehicle has ever reached 100% domestic parts content in the index’s history,” Masterson says. “Manufacturing is a complex, international process — and even our most American-made vehicles still depend on global supply chains.” According to a recent Cars.com survey, more than half of the respondents say they’ve accelerated their vehicle purchase timeline to avoid tariff-driven price hikes. According to a Cars.com survey of in-market shoppers, 51% say tariffshave influenced them to seek out American-made vehicles; patriotism is a perk, but cost consciousness is the driving force. About 73% of shoppers say they’d consider an American-built vehicle to avoid added tariff costs. And some shoppers say they’d pay extra if that means supporting U.S. jobs, with 74% willing to pay up to 20% more. Cars.com’s American-Made Index ranks cars based on five factors: assembly location, parts sourcing as determined by the American Automobile Labeling Act, U.S. factory employment relative to vehicle production, engine sourcing, and transmission sourcing.