Japanese Brands Dominate Cars.com's 2014 American-Made Index

Every year Cars.com compiles a list with the best-selling cars built in the U.S. that have a domestic-parts content of more than 75 percent. This year’s Top 10 is headed once again by Ford’s F-150 pickup truck, thanks to strong sales and continued domestic-parts sourcing.

Just like last year, the F-150 is followed by the Toyota Camry, but the order below these two cars has changed. Japanese brands dominate the list this year, with seven models out of ten being produced by carmakers from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Japan’s dominance was also facilitated by the fact that GM’s three-row crossovers (Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia) have seen their domestic-parts content fell below 75 percent in 2014. The SUVs had taken at least one spot for the last three years.

Another car built by a U.S. carmaker that has disappeared from the American-Made Index (AMI) list is the Dodge Avenger. Although it ranked third last year, the sedan was disqualified because it faces immediate discontinuation and doesn’t have a clear successor.

However, there are four newcomers in the 2014 list: the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Honda Ridgeline, Honda Crosstour and Dodge SRT Viper. All four models are present for the first time ever in the list. That’s because only these 10 cars were eligible for the AMI, the fewest in the study’s nine-year history.

For the 2014 model year, only 13 models built in the U.S. have domestic-parts content of 75 percent or higher, according to the NHTSA. However, three of those, including the Avenger, were disqualified because they’re being discontinued.

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By Dan Mihalascu

Story References: Cars.com

The 2014 American-Made Index Top 10

1. Ford F-150 (built in Dearborn, Michigan; Claycomo, Missouri)

2. Toyota Camry (Georgetown, Kentucky; Lafayette, Indiana)

3. Honda Odyssey (Lincoln, Alabama)

4. Toyota Sienna (Princeton, Indiana)

5. Toyota Tundra (San Antonio, Texas)

6. Toyota Avalon (Georgetown, Kentucky)

7. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (Bowling Green, Kentucky)

8. Honda Ridgeline (Lincoln, Alabama)