Domestic content on a window sticker is harder to judge than it looks, since assembly location and parts sourcing do not always line up. Cars.com built an index for 2026 that scores how much of each model is built and sourced in America. Here are twelve of its standouts, from the top spots down through the teens.
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1. Tesla Model 3: Electric Sedan on Top
The Tesla Model 3 took first place on the Cars.com American-Made Index ranking for 2026, which scores 86 vehicles on how much of each is built and sourced in America. That puts the electric sedan ahead of every other model on the list, including its own Model Y sibling.
For shoppers who weigh domestic content, the result shows an electric car can lead the field, ahead of every truck and large SUV in the survey. The index measures where a vehicle is built and sourced, not its price, range or reliability.
2. Tesla Model Y: Tesla Takes Two
Tesla’s Model Y landed second in the 2026 index, according to Tesla’s second-place finish, which gives the company the top two positions among the 86 vehicles scored. The ranking reflects how much of each vehicle is built and sourced in America.
Two models from one brand at the top suggests the score rewards a manufacturer’s whole supply approach rather than a single plant. Buyers comparing crossovers can treat the placement as one data point beside safety, cost and availability.
3. Jeep Gladiator: Top Truck
Built in Toledo, Ohio, the Jeep Gladiator placed third in the 2026 index, and Jeep Gladiator placement describes it as the top finisher among trucks. Only the two Teslas scored higher among the 86 vehicles the index ranks for the year.
Pickup shoppers who care about domestic content can read the result as a Toledo-built truck leading every other pickup in the survey. The ranking says nothing about towing, off-road ability, pricing or long-term reliability, so those need separate comparison.
4. Jeep Grand Cherokee: Two Jeeps, One Slot
Fourth place went to the Grand Cherokee and the longer Grand Cherokee L together, per the Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L in the 2026 index. Jeep therefore holds both the third and fourth positions among the 86 vehicles scored for the year.
Because the two body styles share a single ranking, buyers cannot separate how each scored individually. Either way, the family SUV sits among the most domestically built vehicles on sale, directly behind the Gladiator and the two Teslas.
5. Honda Ridgeline: Alabama’s Best Honda
The Alabama-built Ridgeline reached fifth in the 2026 index, which Alabama-made Ridgeline ranking notes puts it in the top five and makes it the highest-ranked Honda. The pickup therefore outscored every other model from the brand in the survey of 86 vehicles.
The placement is a reminder that a Japanese nameplate can carry heavy American content. Shoppers can use the position as a starting point, then compare the truck with its rivals on payload, ride and price.
6. Honda Odyssey: Minivan Climbs
The Honda Odyssey, built in Lincoln, Alabama, ranked sixth in the 2026 index, up from eighth in 2025, as Odyssey index movement points out. That two-place climb moved the minivan past two rivals in a year-over-year comparison of the index.
A gain like that suggests the van’s domestic content improved or other models slipped. Families shopping the segment can note the movement, though the index does not rate comfort, safety or reliability.
7. Toyota Camry: Kentucky Sedan
The Toyota Camry ranked 11th in the 2026 index, and Georgetown Camry production notes that production for North American customers takes place at Toyota’s factory in Georgetown, Kentucky. The midsize sedan therefore lands just outside the top ten.
Eleventh of 86 vehicles still sits in the upper tier of the survey. Buyers who want a domestically built family sedan have a Kentucky-built option, though trim, powertrain and price still need to be compared.
8. Toyota Tundra: Full-Size Leader
At 19th overall, the Toyota Tundra is described by highest-placed full-size truck as the highest-placed full-size truck in the entire Cars.com index. It has been built in Texas since 2008, long enough to build a deep domestic supply chain.
Among full-size pickups, that makes it the domestic-content leader on this measure, with the Gladiator the only truck ranked higher. The index ranks content, not towing or payload capability, so those figures still matter.
9. Lexus TX: Indiana Luxury
The Lexus TX 350 ranked seventh in the 2026 index and is assembled in Princeton, Indiana, according to Lexus TX 350 assembly. A three-row luxury SUV from a Japanese brand therefore sits above several domestic nameplates in the survey of 86 vehicles.
Shoppers who assume luxury imports are built abroad may find the placement surprising. It shows that assembly location and sourcing can push a premium model to the front of the list, ahead of mainstream models.
10. Honda Accord: Ohio Accord
Built in Marysville, Ohio, the Honda Accord ranked eighth in Cars.com’s 2026 American-Made Index, according to Marysville Accord listing on the leading vehicles. It is one of three Hondas in the top ten, alongside the Ridgeline and Odyssey ranked higher.
The ranking gives sedan shoppers a domestic-content reason to consider the Accord. Trim, powertrain and price still need separate comparison, since the index tracks only where the car is built and sourced.
11. Acura MDX: Ohio Luxury SUV
The Acura MDX, built in East Liberty, Ohio, ranked ninth in the 2026 American-Made Index, as listed by Acura MDX build location. Honda’s luxury brand therefore joins the Accord and Passport in the top ten of 86 vehicles.
Buyers cross-shopping three-row luxury crossovers can add domestic content to the usual comparison of space and features. The ranking covers sourcing and assembly only and does not score quality, equipment or price.
12. Honda Passport: Tenth Spot
Rounding out the top ten, the Honda Passport, built in Lincoln, Alabama, ranked tenth in the 2026 index, per Honda Passport ranking from Jalopnik. The midsize SUV shares its Alabama plant location with the Odyssey, and its Honda siblings fill much of the list.
Honda’s heavy presence in this top ten shows how much of the brand’s lineup counts as American-built under the index. Shoppers can treat the rank as one input among many, beside safety and cost.
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