Tesla vehicles took the four best points of the 2025 American manufacturing index (Ami), an annual list calculated by Cars.com that classifies qualified vehicles built and purchased in the United States.
Tesla’s domain in the me is not new. The American car manufacturer, which assembles its four light passenger vehicles in Texas and California, has landed among the top 10 since she started participating in the annual ranking five years ago. This year, model 3 has been classified as the most “American manufacture” vehicle sold in the United States.
But here’s what consumers could surprise-even those who follow the sector: Evs took six of the first 10 places in the American manufacture index. In addition to Tesla, Kia Ev6 and Volkswagen ID.4 have taken the sixth and tenth place respectively.
The annual index classifies the current model vehicles that use five main factors, including the position of the final assembly, the percentage of US and Canadian parts, the countries of origin for all available engines, the countries of origin for all available broadcasts and the US production workforce. About 400 vehicles of the 2025 model year were designed to arrive at 99 vehicles on the 2025 American manufacture index, according to Cars.com. Heavy vehicles such as Tesla Cybertruck and Riveian R1, both made in the United States, do not qualify.
The EV6 Kia, which has gathered at the West Point of Korea, in Georgia Factory, won another prize for the collection of the eyebrow. The EV6 Kia contains 80% of US and Canadian parts, the highest percentage of any vehicle sold in America today.
Cars.com observed that only eight electric vehicles qualified for the 2024 index. This year, 11 battery electric vehicles arrived on the me, including the Ford F-1550 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia Ev9 SUV. And another 19 are hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Statistics show that “the thrust of the sector for electrification was not a simple lip service”, according to Cars.com.
The question is if rates, higher prices and the End of federal tax credits EV (that the Senate proposed in its fiscal and budget invoice) will derail this electric trajectory.
