Honda Ridgeline, Toyota Tundra More American-Made Than F-150, Silverado: Study

See how all the pickups rank on this year's list.

By: Chris Bruce

Jun 21, 2023 at 3:48pm ET

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Cars.com has released its annual American-Made Index report listing the 100 vehicles with the most content from the United States. Tesla dominates the top of this year's ranking, but there are fascinating things deeper in the list, too. Pickups are among the most popular vehicle segments in the US, with millions of trucks selling each year. Let's see which ones are on top for 2023.

The Honda Ridgeline ranks ninth, making it the only pickup in the top ten of this year's American-Made Index. The Toyota Tundra is nearly up there by coming in twelfth place.

Cars.com determines the American-Made Index ranking through five major factors:

The vehicles' final assembly location
The percentage of parts from the United States and Canada
The countries of origin for all available engines
The countries of origin for all available transmissions
Manufacturing workforce in the United States

The researchers rank each vehicle on a 100-point scale. However, Cars.com doesn't publish this score or the calculation methodology. When there's a tie, the vehicle with the heavier curb weight earns the higher position.

These criteria explain why a vehicle like the Hyundai Santa Cruz can rank higher than the Chevrolet Silverado, which many folks would consider a quintessentially American pickup.

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NHTSA publishes info on all of these criteria except for information about the manufacturing workforce. The table below combines this info with the Cars.com ranking.

Model And Cars.com Ranking	Percentage Of Content From United States/Canada	Final Assembly Country	Engine Source Country	Transmission Source Country
9. Honda Ridgeline	65 percent	United States	United States	United States
12. Toyota Tundra	60 percent	United States	United States	United States
27. Jeep Gladiator	61 percent	United States	United States, Mexico	United States, Germany
28. Ram 1500	63 percent	United States	Mexico, Italy	United States, Germany
31. Hyundai Santa Cruz	55 percent	United States	United States	United States, Korea
33. GMC Canyon	Not Listed	United States	Not Listed	Not Listed
34. Chevrolet Colorado	Not Listed	United States	Not Listed	Not Listed
38. Ford F-150 Lightning	38 percent	United States	Not Listed	Not Listed
47. Toyota Tundra Hybrid	50 percent	United States	United States	United States
55. Nissan Titan	45 percent	United States	United States	Japan
61. Ford F-150 Hybrid	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed
65. Nissan Frontier	40 Percent	United States	United States	Japan
66. Ford F-150	30 percent	United States	United States, Mexico	United States
77. Ford Ranger	23 percent	United States	United States, Mexico	United States
87. Ram 1500 Classic	54 percent	United States, Mexico	Mexico	Germany
95. GMC Sierra 1500	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed
96. Chevrolet Silverado 1500	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed	Not Listed

Electric trucks like the Rivian R1T and GMC Hummer EV aren't on the 2023 list because they weigh over 8,500 pounds. This means they don't have to comply with the American Automobile Labeling Act, which lists where parts and components for a vehicle come from. Rivian manufactures vehicles in Normal, Illinois, and the Hummer comes from the Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center in Michigan.