Tesla automobiles took the 4 high spots of the 2025 American-Made Index (AMI), an annual checklist calculated by Cars.com that ranks qualifying automobiles constructed and purchased within the United States.
Tesla’s dominance within the AMI isn’t new. The U.S. automaker, which assembles its 4 light-duty passenger automobiles in Texas and California, has landed within the high 10 ever because it began taking part within the annual rating 5 years in the past. This 12 months, the Model 3 was ranked as essentially the most “American-made” car bought within the United States.
But here’s what may shock customers — and even those that comply with the trade: EVs took six of the highest 10 spots within the American-Made Index. In addition to Tesla, the Kia EV6 and the Volkswagen ID4 took the sixth and tenth spots, respectively.
The annual index ranks present model-year automobiles utilizing 5 main components, together with the situation of ultimate meeting, proportion of U.S. and Canadian components, nations of origin for all accessible engines, nations of origin for all accessible transmissions, and U.S. manufacturing workforce. Some 400 automobiles from the 2025 mannequin 12 months had been studied to reach on the 99 automobiles on the 2025 American-Made Index, in accordance with Cars.com. Heavy-duty automobiles just like the Tesla Cybertruck and the Rivian R1S, each of that are made within the U.S., don’t qualify.
The Kia EV6, which is assembled on the Korean automaker’s West Point, Georgia manufacturing unit, took one other eyebrow-raising prize. The Kia EV6 accommodates 80% U.S. and Canadian components, the very best proportion of any car bought in America immediately.
Cars.come famous that solely eight EVs certified for the 2024 index. This 12 months, 11 battery-electric automobiles made it on the AMI, together with the Ford F-150 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and the Kia EV9 SUV. And one other 19 are hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The stats show “the trade’s push for electrification wasn’t mere lip service,” in accordance with Cars.com.
The query is whether or not tariffs, increased costs, and the top of the federal EV tax credit (which the Senate has proposed in its tax and finances invoice) will derail this electrical trajectory?
