Want to buy an American car? Better get one while they last.

 

Only 10 vehicles qualified this year for the annual American-Made Index from Cars.com, and just three of them are from domestic brands.

 

The Ford F-150 pickup took the top spot for the second year in a row, while the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray came in seventh and the Detroit-built Dodge SRT Viper rounded out the list in tenth.

 

The other seven vehicles on the list -- which disqualifies cars with less than 75 percent of their parts made in the U.S. or Canada and factors in their sales impact on the U.S. economy -- were all U.S. built products from Toyota and Honda.

 

The American Automobile Labeling Act classifies cars and parts manufactured in Canada as "domestic."

 

Three other vehicles technically qualified, but were left off the list since they are being discontinued.

 

The results mark a steady decline in eligible vehicles, down from 14 last year, 20 in 2012 and 30 in 2011, and reflect the growing globalization of the industry, where a Ford Fiesta, for instance, is assembled in Mexico with engines made in Brazil and Romania.

 

Here’s the full list:

 

Ford F-150

Toyota Camry

Honda Odyssey

Toyota Sienna

Toyota Tundra

Toyota Avalon

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Honda Ridgeline

Honda Crosstour

Dodge SRT Viper

 

 

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I toured a Ford plant years ago in Detroit. What jumped out at me was a)how few people were on the line and b)the large number of Japanese-made machinery.

Foreign cars have had the lead over American made machines for years now, IMO. This is no surprise.

The American Automobile Labeling Act classifies cars and parts manufactured in Canada as "domestic."

 

^ I wonder why a Canadian manufactured automobile is considered domestic?

Foreign cars have had the lead over American made machines for years now, IMO. This is no surprise.

 

That's not what's surprising. Camry is one of the to-selling cars in the country and it's made in the US. So when you say "foreign cars" are you referring to Fords made in Mexico?

Foreign cars have had the lead over American made machines for years now, IMO. This is no surprise.

 

We just bought a used Elantra a couple of months ago. So far so good.

I toured a Ford plant years ago in Detroit. What jumped out at me was a)how few people were on the line and b)the large number of Japanese-made machinery.

 

Interesting. I would have assumed the machinery would have been made in Germany. I used to have manufacturing clients and the majority of the machinery on their lines were German made.

Interesting. I would have assumed the machinery would have been made in Germany. I used to have manufacturing clients and the majority of the machinery on their lines were German made.

 

This was in the 90s. May have changed. Names were definitely not German.

The American Automobile Labeling Act classifies cars and parts manufactured in Canada as "domestic."

 

^ I wonder why a Canadian manufactured automobile is considered domestic?

 

Because Canada is the 51st state. :sssh:

Interesting. I would have assumed the machinery would have been made in Germany. I used to have manufacturing clients and the majority of the machinery on their lines were German made.

 

Many of the machine builders have exited Germany and are now in Korea and other parts of Asia. They work very closely with Japaneses suppliers...Toyota works exclusively with Japanese suppliers of components. In my industry, pneumatics, we work closely with Chrysler, and we have done a little work with GM..however, Ford, Toyota, KIA work strongly with several Japanese suppliers of Drive and Control equipment. The US manufacturing for Mercedes and BMW work with German companies including mine. The Japanese were able to come into our component markets during the 90's, and withstood several FTC complaints about "dumping" (whereby they undercut pricing (to the point of losses in the US - no tax liability of course) invested hugely in inventory with the intent to capture market share which they did. Of course their products were good, but with the backing of their government, and no resistance from ours, they quickly amassed volume sorely needed to create synergies and the resulting cost improvements. I applaud their strategy, but the playing field was far from level.

The Japanese were able to come into our component markets during the 90's, and withstood several FTC complaints about "dumping" (whereby they undercut pricing (to the point of losses in the US - no tax liability of course) invested hugely in inventory with the intent to capture market share which they did. Of course their products were good, but with the backing of their government, and no resistance from ours, they quickly amassed volume sorely needed to create synergies and the resulting cost improvements. I applaud their strategy, but the playing field was far from level.

 

I believe anti trust laws in Europe and Asia are much more lenient than in the US so it does not surprise me Japanese companies assume the practice is legit.

That's not what's surprising. Camry is one of the to-selling cars in the country and it's made in the US. So when you say "foreign cars" are you referring to Fords made in Mexico?

 

Saw a truckload of them heading west on I-64 yesterday. Trucking company was from Missouri, I assumed that the 9 Camrys on board were from Georgetown.

I believe anti trust laws in Europe and Asia are much more lenient than in the US so it does not surprise me Japanese companies assume the practice is legit.

 

Their laws may be more lenient..I am not sure...but their culture is considerably more parochial. It is very challenging for a foreign entitiy to garner new business where there is local competition in those countries.

That's not what's surprising. Camry is one of the to-selling cars in the country and it's made in the US. So when you say "foreign cars" are you referring to Fords made in Mexico?

 

Foreign to me is Toyota, Honda, Nissan, etc., regardless of where it's made.

 

Are there any cars made 100% with parts made in America?

Saw a truckload of them heading west on I-64 yesterday. Trucking company was from Missouri, I assumed that the 9 Camrys on board were from Georgetown.

 

They may have been built in Lafayette, Indiana, not Georgetown. 30-40K Camry's are built each year in Lafayette.