Amid Tariff Chaos, Which Vehicles Are the Most American-Made?
Don't look now, but fun discussions about which vehicles are the most American-made just got a little more serious. Unless you have purposefully been hiding (which some could understand), you're aware of the back-and-forth whipsaw of tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, retaliatory tariffs. Sprinkled with a little tariff relief for autos and then a temporary truce with China for 90 days to further negotiate tariffs, it's been an interesting spring.Let's cover how much tariffs could cost some automakers, and which vehicles top the list of most American-made -- based on parts content, the workforce, and assembly sites-- and will thus face less impact.The situation can easily become confusing and is constantly being updated, but essentially there is a 25% tariff slapped on imported vehicles as well as a 25% tariff on imported automotive parts. Here's where it gets a little complicated, and why Cars.com's 2024 American-Made Index is so important: The Trump administration provided a little relief on auto parts tariffs by giving credits for what is produced in the U.S.Continue reading
Don't look now, but fun discussions about which vehicles are the most American-made just got a little more serious. Unless you have purposefully been hiding (which some could understand), you're aware of the back-and-forth whipsaw of tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, retaliatory tariffs. Sprinkled with a little tariff relief for autos and then a temporary truce with China for 90 days to further negotiate tariffs, it's been an interesting spring.
Let's cover how much tariffs could cost some automakers, and which vehicles top the list of most American-made -- based on parts content, the workforce, and assembly sites-- and will thus face less impact.
The situation can easily become confusing and is constantly being updated, but essentially there is a 25% tariff slapped on imported vehicles as well as a 25% tariff on imported automotive parts. Here's where it gets a little complicated, and why Cars.com's 2024 American-Made Index is so important: The Trump administration provided a little relief on auto parts tariffs by giving credits for what is produced in the U.S.
