CARS.COM — For 2017, Cars.com has revamped its longstanding American-Made Index for the first time. Over the AMI's 11-year history, the number of models meeting our original criteria has fallen due to the globalization of automobile manufacturing — from more than 60 vehicles in the AMI's inaugural year to eight last year. By the original requirements, only three 2017 models would have qualified this year.

With that, witness the new AMI: an analysis of cars assembled in the U.S. with high domestic-parts content, predominant U.S. sourcing for engines and transmissions, and high U.S. manufacturing jobs supported per vehicle. This year, the index de-emphasizes overall sales — a factor that reflects the economic impact of a given model line — to focus on the domestic impact of a single buyer purchasing one model versus another. Cars.com analyzed light-duty passenger vehicles built in the U.S. (more than 120 in total) to arrive at the top 10.

2017 Model (Assembly Location)

Jeep Wrangler, Wrangler Unlimited (Toledo, Ohio)

Jeep Cherokee (Toledo, Ohio and Belvidere, Ill.)

Ford Taurus (Chicago)

Honda Ridgeline (Lincoln, Ala.)

Acura RDX (East Liberty, Ohio)

Ford F-150 (Dearborn, Mich., and Claycomo, Mo.)

Ford Expedition (Louisville, Ky.)

GMC Acadia (Spring Hill, Tenn.)

Honda Odyssey (Lincoln, Ala.)

Honda Pilot (Lincoln, Ala.)

All information pertains to the 2017 model year. Excludes hybrid variants. Sources include automaker and dealership information, Cars.com inventory analysis and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Two Ohio-built SUVs from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles topped Cars.com's 2017 American-Made Index: the Jeep Wrangler (including the Wrangler Unlimited four-door) and Jeep Cherokee. Their domestic-parts content were among the highest figures Cars.com observed in this year's AMI: 74 percent for the Wrangler, 75 percent for the Wrangler Unlimited and 70 percent for the Cherokee. All engines and nearly all transmissions for the Wrangler and Cherokee hail from the U.S. The Wrangler is assembled in Toledo, Ohio; the Cherokee also was built in Toledo until April 2017, when production moved to Belvidere, Ill.

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