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The Toyota Camry Tops This Year's 'American-Made Index' by Cars.com
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"'CARS'-DOT-COM'S" ANNUAL "AMERICAN-MADE INDEX" RANKS
THE MOST-"AMERICAN" VEHICLES. AND, TOPPING THE LIST, THIS YEAR, IS
THE TOYOTA CAMRY. NOT ON THE LIST IS THE FORD
F-150--WHICH IS THE BEST-SELLING AUTOMOBILE IN AMERICA.
"'CARS'-DOT-COM" SENIOR EDITOR, DAVID THOMAS...
(THOMAS):
"YOU CAN'T REALLY THINK OF MORE 'AMERICAN' THAN A FORD PICKUP.
SO, I THINK THAT YOU CAN USE THAT WORD, 'VOLATILE'--I MEAN--THAT IT'S
NOT ON THE LIST. SO, THAT'S DEFINITELY THE BIG DEAL, THIS
YEAR--ALONG WITH THOSE IMPORT-BRANDS MAKING UP HALF THE LIST. I
MEAN, THREE TOYOTAS MAKE UP THIS LIST."
(BRIDGE):
OF THE TOP-10 AMERICAN-MADE VEHICLES IN THE INDEX, HALF ARE BUILT BY
JAPANESE AUTOMAKERS. TO MAKE THE LIST, VEHICLES MUST HAVE OVER
75-PERCENT DOMESTIC CONTENT, MUST BE ASSEMBLED IN THE U-S, AND MUST BE
POPULAR WITH CAR-BUYERS...
(THOMAS):
"EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE HIGHER PARTS-CONTENT--LET'S SAY, LIKE THAT
FORD ESCAPE, WITH 90-PERCENT, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD--BECAUSE WE
HAVE SALES ALSO WEIGHTED INTO IT, THAT ALONE DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO ROCKET
YOU TO THE TOP OF THE LIST. SO, THAT REALLY IS, I THINK, WHAT
MAKES IT A UNIQUE LIST."
(CLOSE):
CHECK OUT THE FULL "AMERICAN-MADE INDEX" ON
"'CARS'-DOT-COM".
