Tesla autos took the 4 prime spots of the 2025 American-Made Index (AMI), an annual checklist calculated by Vehicles.com that ranks qualifying autos constructed and purchased in the US.
Tesla’s dominance within the AMI isn’t new. The U.S. automaker, which assembles its 4 light-duty passenger autos in Texas and California, has landed within the prime 10 ever because it began collaborating within the annual rating 5 years in the past. This yr, the Mannequin 3 was ranked as essentially the most “American-made” car bought in the US.
However here’s what would possibly shock shoppers — and even those that observe the business: EVs took six of the highest 10 spots within the American-Made Index. Along with Tesla, the Kia EV6 and the Volkswagen ID.4 took the sixth and tenth spots, respectively.
The annual index ranks present model-year autos 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 autos from the 2025 mannequin yr had been studied to reach on the 99 autos on the 2025 American-Made Index, based on Vehicles.com. Heavy-duty autos 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 Level, Georgia manufacturing facility, took one other eyebrow-raising prize. The Kia EV6 accommodates 80% U.S. and Canadian components, the best proportion of any car bought in America right this moment.
Vehicles.com famous that solely eight EVs certified for the 2024 index. This yr, 11 battery-electric autos made it on the AMI, together with the Ford F-150 Lightning, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and the Kia EV9 SUV. And one other 19 are hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The stats show “the business’s push for electrification wasn’t mere lip service,” based on Vehicles.com.
The query is whether or not tariffs, larger costs, and the finish of the federal EV tax credit (which the Senate has proposed in its tax and funds invoice) will derail this electrical trajectory.
