The automobile with probably the most American/Canadian content material for 2022 is … cue the drumroll … the Lincoln Corsair, in each normal gasoline-fueled and plug-in hybrid guise. Each variations of Lincoln’s compact luxurious crossover earned a rating of 86 — on account of 72% of its components coming from one of many two aforementioned nations — within the American College Kogod Enterprise Faculty’s annual “Made in America Auto Index.” Final yr’s chief, the 2021 Ford Mustang GT (when outfitted with a guide transmission) fell all the best way to twenty second place with a 50% ranking on account of a swap in transmissions sourced from Mexico. In case you are , that places Ford’s red-blooded American ponycar under autos just like the Kia Sorento, Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class SUV and Lexus ES.
Should you’re questioning how an American automobile that is assembled throughout the borders of the USA might rank under a mannequin from a Korean, German or Japanese automaker, effectively, we’ll let Kogod clarify: “The parts of the index are primarily based on analysis carried out by the Heart for Automotive Analysis in Ann Arbor Michigan relating to the financial worth of various parts of auto manufacturing. For instance, the very best ranked automobiles are made by U.S.-based producers utilizing American engines and transmissions, and with a excessive AALA proportion of U.S. and Canadian components.”
There are 25 whole autos listed within the Prime 10 (there are many ties this yr). Here is the complete record:
There’s an entire lengthy record of causes for the above scores, with seven standards that embody manufacturing unit location, headquarters location and the place its varied bits and items come from. For extra on the rankings, how they examine with prior years and to see the complete 37-page record of outcomes, head on over to Kogod Enterprise Faculty’s web site.
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