Cars.com released its 2026 American-Made Index on June 23, 2026, ranking 100 models on where and how they are built. Tesla took the first two places, and Honda-badged vehicles claimed four spots in the top 12. Here are twelve of the highest-ranked vehicles on the list.
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1. Tesla Model 3: The Index Leader
The Tesla Model 3 sits at No. 1 in the 2026 index, assembled in Fremont, California. Cars.com published the full American-Made Index with all 100 models ranked.
Topping a list of this size gives the sedan a clear claim to being the most domestically built car Cars.com measured this year. The published order carries no per-vehicle score, so the margin over the runners-up is not public. Shoppers weighing where a car comes from can treat the Fremont assembly line as the headline fact.
2. Tesla Model Y: Two Factories, One Ranking
The Tesla Model Y takes No. 2, assembled in Fremont, California or Austin, Texas. Its placement is documented on the Cars.com index page alongside price and assembly city.
Because two plants build the crossover, the result reflects a vehicle that can come from either state. Buyers who care about assembly origin may want to check which factory produced a particular example. Pairing with the Model 3 at the top gives Tesla the first two places in the list.
3. Jeep Gladiator: Truck Takes Third
The Jeep Gladiator ranks No. 3 and is assembled in Toledo, Ohio. The index listing places the midsize pickup directly ahead of its Jeep stablemate.
A Toledo build puts the truck’s final assembly in the Midwest, and assembly location is one of the five factors behind the ranking. For shoppers who prioritize domestic production in a pickup, the Gladiator is the first Jeep on the list. The index does not publish individual scores, so only the published order is known.
4. Jeep Grand Cherokee: Climbing Sixty-Six Places
The Jeep Grand Cherokee ranks No. 4 after its US and Canadian parts content rose 14%, a 66-place climb. It is assembled in Detroit, according to the Cars.com index.
Such a jump shows how much the parts-content factor can move a vehicle within a single year. The result also suggests that supplier changes, not only the assembly site, shape these rankings. Owners and buyers of the SUV can read the move as a sign of rising domestic content.
5. Honda Ridgeline: Alabama Pickup
The Honda Ridgeline lands at No. 5, assembled in Lincoln, Alabama. Carscoops reproduces the top 20 with assembly locations for each model, and the pickup is the first of four Honda-badged vehicles in the top 12.
For truck buyers, the placement indicates that an Alabama assembly line can deliver a high finish in a ranking built on where and how vehicles are made. The Ridgeline sits just behind the Grand Cherokee, which was assembled in Detroit. The index releases no per-vehicle score, so the distance between neighbors cannot be measured.
6. Honda Odyssey: Minivan From Lincoln
The Honda Odyssey ranks No. 6 and shares its Lincoln, Alabama assembly site with the Ridgeline. The Carscoops rundown of the list confirms the placement.
Family-vehicle shoppers get a second Honda product built at the same Alabama plant as the Ridgeline, which helps explain why the two sit side by side. No individual score is released, so the gap to neighbors cannot be measured. The placement suggests that concentrated production in one state can serve multiple models well.
7. Lexus TX 350: Indiana-Built Luxury SUV
The Lexus TX 350 ranks No. 7, assembled in Princeton, Indiana. Carscoops lists the assembly city for the three-row model, along with its rank among the first twenty entries.
The placement shows an Indiana assembly site earning a spot in the top ten of a list that rewards American production. Buyers who want a large premium crossover with domestic assembly can point to the Princeton build. The Lexus sits directly ahead of the Honda Accord, which was assembled in Marysville, Ohio, and just behind the Odyssey.
8. Honda Accord: Marysville Sedan
The Honda Accord is No. 8 in the index and is assembled in Marysville, Ohio. The Carscoops table of ranks gives the Ohio location for the sedan, which falls in the middle of the top 12.
Ohio assembly is one reason the sedan earns its place in the top ten, and it makes the fourth Honda-badged vehicle counted in the top 12 alongside the Ridgeline, Odyssey and Passport. The Acura MDX at No. 9 is counted separately. Shoppers comparing sedans can read the ranking as evidence of strong domestic production.
9. Acura MDX: Acura Counted Separately
The Acura MDX ranks No. 9 in the 2026 index, according to the Cars.com announcement published on June 23, 2026.
The announcement lists ranks without assembly cities, so only the position is claimed here. The MDX is counted separately from the four Honda-badged entries in the top 12. Shoppers comparing luxury SUVs can use the rank as one data point among many, since the full ranking spans 100 models. Only the rank, not any score, is available.
10. Honda Passport: Passport Rounds Out the Top Ten
The Honda Passport takes No. 10 in the ranking. The Cars.com top 20 table lists it as the last member of the top ten.
That placement matters because this year’s top 10 tied the highest average domestic parts content since the methodology changed in 2020. That figure is an average across the ten vehicles, not a Passport number. Honda is the brand with the most badges in the top 12, with four.
11. Toyota Camry: Camry Breaks Into the Top Twelve
The Toyota Camry ranks No. 11 on the list, a position confirmed by the announcement from Cars.com released ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.
The sedan sits just below the Honda Passport and just above the Lincoln Navigator in the published order. Shoppers who want a conventional passenger car with strong American credentials can note the rank. The announcement does not give an assembly city for the Camry, so only the ranking is cited here.
12. Lincoln Navigator: Navigator Closes the List
The Lincoln Navigator, including the Navigator L, finishes at No. 12 in the 2026 most American-made list. It is the last vehicle in the top 12.
The luxury SUV closes the top 12 directly behind the Camry. For buyers of large premium vehicles, the result suggests that an American badge and strong domestic content can go together. The index does not share a score, so the gap to the Camry is unknown.
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