Red, white & vroom! Here are the best American-made cars in 2018

When you think about an American-made vehicle, commercials with triumphant music showing huge Dodge trucks splashing through the mud may come to mind. But as we’re about to find out, some of the best U.S.-made cars have a decidedly foreign flavor to them, at least when it comes to manufacturing.

The recently released American-Made Index, published by Cars.com, illuminates for consumers in the market for a new vehicle those cars that have the greatest impact on the U.S. economy.

Red, white & vroom: The best American-made cars for 2018

To arrive at this list, the publication considered a diverse criteria, including which cars are manufactured in America, have the most American parts, and support the most American factory jobs, a Cars.com press release says.

While many people think of the historic Big 3 — Ford, General Motors and Chrysler — when they think of red-blooded American automakers, the reality is that foreign companies that have built factories stateside are employing our neighbors, friends and family.

According to the survey, not only did many people say they are in favor of supporting their neighbors by buying American vehicles, but 19% of respondents regarded it as unpatriotic to buy cars that were not American-made.

With that being said, let’s look at the best “Made in USA” cars and see if yours is on the list:

Here are the cars U.S. citizens deem the most American

Rank	Make/Model	U.S. Assembly Plant Location(s)
1	Jeep Cherokee	Belvidere, Ill.
2	Honda Odyssey	Lincoln, Ala.
3	Honda Ridgeline	Lincoln, Ala.
4	Ford Taurus	Chicago
5	Chevrolet Volt	Detroit
6	Honda Pilot	Lincoln, Ala.
7	Acura MDX (excludes MDX Sport Hybrid)	East Liberty, Ohio
8	Ford Explorer	Chicago
9	Ford F-150	Claycomo, Mo., and Dearborn, Mich.
10	Chevrolet Corvette	Bowling Green, Ky.