Tesla autos took the 4 prime spots of the 2025 American-Made Index (AMI), an annual record calculated by Vehicles.com that ranks qualifying autos constructed and purchased in the USA.
Tesla’s dominance within the AMI isn’t new. The U.S. automaker, which assembles its 4 light-duty passenger autos in Texas and California, has landed within the prime 10 ever because it began collaborating within the annual rating 5 years in the past. This 12 months, the Mannequin 3 was ranked as essentially the most “American-made” car offered in the USA.
However here’s what would possibly shock customers — and even those that observe the trade: EVs took six of the highest 10 spots within the American-Made Index. Along with Tesla, the Kia EV6 and the Volkswagen ID.4 took the sixth and tenth spots, respectively.
The annual index ranks present model-year autos utilizing 5 main components, together with the placement of ultimate meeting, share of U.S. and Canadian components, nations of origin for all obtainable engines, nations of origin for all obtainable transmissions, and U.S. manufacturing workforce. Some 400 autos from the 2025 mannequin 12 months had been studied to reach on the 99 autos on the 2025 American-Made Index, in line with Vehicles.com. Heavy-duty autos just like the Tesla Cybertruck and the Rivian R1S, each of that are made within the U.S., don’t qualify.
The Kia EV6, which is assembled on the Korean automaker’s West Level, Georgia manufacturing unit, took one other eyebrow-raising prize. The Kia EV6 incorporates 80% U.S. and Canadian components, the best share of any car offered in America right now.
Vehicles.com famous that solely eight EVs certified for the 2024 index. This 12 months, 11 battery-electric autos made it on the AMI, together with the Ford F-150 Lightning, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and the Kia EV9 SUV. And one other 19 are hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The stats reveal “the trade’s push for electrification wasn’t mere lip service,” in line with Vehicles.com.
The query is whether or not tariffs, greater costs, and the end of the federal EV tax credits (which the Senate has proposed in its tax and finances invoice) will derail this electrical trajectory.