Is Your Car Made in America?

Your Car eriea? Find Out About 8.5 million cars and light trucks were assembled in the United States in 2008, but.. Only about 5 million of those were made by the automakers traditionally known as the Big Three: Ford, GM, Chrysler. More than 3 million of the vehicles assembled in American plants were built by autoworkers employed by foreign brands: Japan: MAZDA Germany: Korea: BMW KIA Are these cars 100-percent American-built? MERCEDES-BENZ TOYOTA HONDA HYUNDAI NISSAN SUZUKI Ard GM MITSUBISHI SUBARU This year, foreign automakers will produce Chrysler says 61% of the components it uses for its Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep lines come from the U.S while about 20% come from Mexico and Latin America, about 10% from Canada and just under 9% from the rest of the world. more cars in the U.S. than the Big Three will. World 10% Canada SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT "BUYING AMERICAN'? 61% 20% Latin U.S. With an intertwined no! global economy, car markets ensure that no matter where it comes from, today's cars are built to high standards. Since the business America yes! philosophy of auto companies is "build them where you sell them," it would be smart to buy cars made in the U.S THE AMERICAN CAR FAMILY TREE SUZUKI Most popular brands assembled in the U.S. MERCEDES Equator -BENZ GL-Class M-Class R-Class MAZDA Mazda 6 Tribute Tribute Hybrid MITSUBISHI Eclipse Eclipse Spyder Endeavor Galant FORD Econoline Escape Escape Hybrid Expedition INISSAN Explorer F-150 F-250 Focus Mustang Pathfinder Ranger Taurus Lincoln MKS Lincoln Navigator Shelby GT500 HONDA Accord Accord Crosstour Ford Acura RDX CR-V Civic (sedans) Element Odyssey HYUNDAI Santa Fe Altima NISSAN Armada Frontier Sonata Pilot Ridgeline Maxima Titan CHRYSLER Chrysler Sebring Chrysler Avenger Dodge Caliber Dodge Dakota Dodge Nitro Jeep Compass Jeep Grand Cherokee Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Jeep Liberty Jeep Patriot Jeep Wrangler Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Xterra GENERAL MOTORS Buick Lucerne Codillac CTS Coupe GM Codillac CTS Wagon Cadillac CTS sedan Cadillac DTS Cadillac STS Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Malibu Ram 1500 SUBARU BMW XЗ X5 X5 M O Legacy Outback Tribeca TOYOTA Xó Avalon X6 hybrid X6 M Camry Camry Hybrid Highlander Sequoia Sienna Tacoma Tundra Sorento KIл Venza WHERE ARE THEY MADE EXACTLY? ENGINE TRANSMISSION O ASSEMBLED SORENTO U.S. O US. O West Point, Ga. ECLIPSE ECLIPSE SPYDER ENDEAVOR GALANT • Japan O Japan O Normal, I. ALTIMA • U.S. O Mexico, Japan O Cantan, Miss; Smyrna, Tenn. ARMADA TITAN EQUATOR • U.S. O Japan O Smyrna, Tenn. хз • U.S. O Japan O Conton, Miss. X5 X5 M X6 FRONTIER PATHFINDER X6 HYBRID X6 M GL-CLASS M-CLASS R-CLASS • Germany O Germany O Vance, Ala. XTERRA • Germany, Austria O Germany O Sportonburg. S.C. • U.S, O Japan O Smyrna, Tenn. MAXIMA • US. O Mexico O Smyrna, Tenn ECONOLINE • U.S., Canoda MAZDA 6 • Japan O Japan O Flat Rock., Mich CHRYSLER SEBRING O Avon Lake, Ohio AVALON • US. O U.S., Jopan O Georgetown, Ky DODGE AVENGER ESCAPE ESCAPE HYBRID • U.S. O US. O Sterling Heights, Mich. TRIBUTE • U.S., Mexico O U.S., Japan O daycomo, Mo. • U.S., Mexico O Japan, U.S. O Claycomo, Mo. CAMRY BUICK LACROSSE • U.S., Conodo O U.S., Mexico O Konsas City, Kan. • U.S., Japan O US., Japan O Georgetown, Ky; Lofayette, Ind. DODGE CALIBER EXPEDITION F-250 • U.S JEEP COMPASS TRIBUTE HYBRID JEEP PATRIOT • US. O Mexico, U.S. O Belvidere, I. • Mexico O Jopan O Caycomo, Mo. BUICK LUCERNE CAMRY HYBRID O Louisville, Ky. • U.S., Mexico O US O Detroit, Mich. • US. O Japan O Georgetown, Ky ACCORD EXPLORER • U.S. O U.S., Japan, Philippines O France, U.S. O Marysville, Ohio; Lincoln, Ala. ACCORD CROSSTOUR O Us. • US. O US. O East Liberty, Ohio DODGE DAKOTA • Germany, U.S. • US. O US. Brazil O Warren, Mich. CADILLAC CTS COUPE HIGHLANDER • U.S., Japan O Japan O Princeton, Ind. O Louisville, Ky. • U.S., Mexico O France, Mexico O lansing, Mich. F-150 DODGE NITRO JEEP LIBERTY • US. O US. O Toledo, Ohio O US. O Claycomo, Mo.; Dearborn, Mich SEQUOIA • U.S. O US. O Princeton, Ind. CADILLAC CTSs WAGON • U.S., Mexico, Canada O France O lansing, Mich. ACURA RDX FOCUS • U.S O US. O Marysville, Ohio • US. O U.S., Germany, O Wayne, Mich. JEEP WRANGLER CADILLAC CTS SEDAN SIENNA JEEP WRANGLER UNL. • US. O US., Brazil O Toledo, Ohio • U.S., Canada, Mexico O France, U.S. O lansing, Mich. • U.S. Japan O US., Jopan O Princeton, Ind. ACURA TL • U.S. O U.S., Japan O Marysville, Ohio MUSTANG • US. O US. China O Flat Rock, Mich. CADILLAC DTS • US. O US. O Detroit, Mitch TACOMA JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP GRAND C. SRTE • U.S., Mexico O US. O Detroit • U.S., Japan O U.S., Japan O San Antonio, Tex CR-V RANGER • U.S., Germany. O France, Japan O St. Paul, Minn • U.S O US., Japan O East Liberty, Ohio CIVIC (SEDANS) • U.S. O Japan O Greensburg, Ind. ELEMENT • US. O Japan O East Liberty, Ohio CADILLAC DTs TUNDRA • US. O France O lansing, Mich. • U.S., Jopan O S. O San Antonio, Tex RAM 1500 • U.S., Mexico O US. O Warren, Mich. TAURUS LINCOLN MKS VENZA • U.S., Japan O S. O Georgetown, Ky CHEVROLET CORVETTE • US. O hicago LINCOLN • U.S., Canoda O US. O Bowling Green, Ky CHEVROLET CRUZE NAVIGATOR • US. O US. O louisville, Ky • U.S., Mexico, Austria O US., Austria O lordstown, Ohio LEGACY OUTBACK TRIBECA • Jopan O Japon O Lafayette, Ind. ODYSSEY SANTA FE PILOT SONATA RIDGELINE SHELBY GT500 CHEVROLET MALIBU • U.S. O U.S., South Korea O Montgomery, Ala. • U.S. O US., Japan O Lincoln, Ala. • U.S. O Mexico O Flat Rock, Mich. • U.S., Mexico O U.S., Canoda, Mexico O Kansas City, Kan. THE 10 TOP "AMERICAN-MADE CARS" CHEVROLET MALIBU HONDA ODYSSEY FORD DODGE FOCUS RAM 1500 FORD ESCAPE ΤΟΥΟTA TUNDRA The Cars.com "American Made Index" ranks vehicles based on: HONDA their they're popularity percentage (by cost) where their of parts made in the U.S. JEEP WRANGLER ACCORD built TOYOTA TOYOTA CAMRY SIENNA "Quod cab and crew cab only. Excludes Ram 1500 single cab, which is assembled in Mexico. Sources: bnet.com | cars.com | auton aol.com | nytimen.com| howtobuyamerican.com Information provided by http//www.carinsurance.org Carinsurance