Honda Awarded Most American Made-Automaker by Cars.com
Published: 01/24/2022
Our Grand Rapids area Honda dealers are excited to announce that Honda is now the most American-Made automaker* because Honda had the most models to make Cars.com’s American-Made IndexⓇ! Honda had four models in the top ten, one model in the top twenty, and another five made the top 100. Here’s the complete list of the Honda models that made the list:
- 2021 Honda Ridgeline-6th Place
- 2021 Honda Odyssey-7th Place
- 2021 Honda Pilot-8th Place
- 2021 Honda Passport-9th Place
- 2021 Honda Accord-17th Place
- 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid-67th Place
- 2021 Honda CR-V-69th Place
- 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid-73rd Place
- 2021 Honda Insight-77th Place
- 2021 Honda Civic-90th Place
How Does Cars.com Choose the Most American-Made Cars?
Each year, Cars.com uses a combination of data from the automakers, automotive news, analysis of vehicles in the Cars.com inventory, and in-person dealership audits to rank the 90 best American-made vehicles. They also use the following:
- Assembly location
- Parts content
- Engine origins
- Transmission origins
- U.S. Manufacturing workforce
Why Honda is the Most American-Made Automaker
For the past 60 years, Honda has made investments in its American operations to help create jobs and contribute to the U.S. economy. Here are the ways they’ve done that:
- $22.6 billion cumulative capital investment
- 12 manufacturing plants
- 28.3 million Honda and Acura vehicles made in America since 1982
- 30,000 associates with direct U.S. employment, with 75% in manufacturing roles
- 33 Honda and Acura car and light truck models designed in the U.S.
If you want to learn more about the commitments Honda made to being the top American-Made Automaker or want to learn more about the top American-made Honda models, visit your Honda dealerships in Michigan today!