Economics
Most American-Made Cars Sold in the U.S. Are Japanese
- Honda, Toyota fill nine of top 15 spots in Cars.com study
- Nearly half of consumers in survey worried about tariff impact
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While Donald Trump has been pressing for tariffs on foreign-made cars and parts, it turns out the most American-made cars sold in the U.S. today are usually Japanese.
The annual “American-Made Index” compiled by Cars.com found nine of the 15 most U.S.-sourced vehicles are manufactured by Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. The two Japanese automakers dominated the latest study thanks to the big number of popular vehicles they assemble in America and their high content of U.S.-made parts.