CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Labor Day has become synonymous with discounts
and deals for car buyers, but if you're in the market for a new
vehicle, keep in mind this holiday celebrates U.S. workers — and
finding a vehicle that's "Made in America" and supports the local
economy is more complicated than it seems. The Cars.com (NYSE:
CARS) American-Made Index ranks cars based on five factors:
assembly location, domestic-parts content, U.S. factory employment,
engine sourcing and transmission sourcing. Just in time for one of
the busiest car-shopping times of the year, the index helps car
shoppers determine the "most American" vehicles of 2018 that have
the greatest impact on the U.S. economy.
"Cars.com analyzed more than 100 U.S.-built vehicles to arrive
at the top 10. We looked at which cars are manufactured in America,
have the most American parts and support the most American factory
jobs," said Joe Wiesenfelder,
Cars.com's executive editor.
According to a recent Cars.com survey, 82 percent of Americans
believe that buying American-made vehicles will create more jobs in
the U.S.1 The survey also revealed many U.S. consumers
want to support their neighbors and buy American cars, trucks and
SUVs. Notably, 28 percent of respondents would only consider an
American manufacturer when purchasing a vehicle, and 19 percent of
survey respondents believe it is unpatriotic to buy vehicles that
are not American-made.
The top 10 vehicles on the 2018 Cars.com American-Made Index
are:
Rank
|
Make/Model
|
U.S. Assembly
Plant
Location(s)
|
1
|
Jeep
Cherokee
|
Belvidere,
Ill.
|
2
|
Honda
Odyssey
|
Lincoln,
Ala.
|
3
|
Honda
Ridgeline
|
Lincoln,
Ala.
|
4
|
Ford
Taurus
|
Chicago
|
5
|
Chevrolet
Volt
|
Detroit
|
6
|
Honda
Pilot
|
Lincoln,
Ala.
|
7
|
Acura MDX
(excludes MDX
Sport Hybrid)
|
East Liberty,
Ohio
|
8
|
Ford
Explorer
|
Chicago
|
9
|
Ford F-150
|
Claycomo, Mo.,
and
Dearborn,
Mich.
|
10
|
Chevrolet
Corvette
|
Bowling Green,
Ky.
|
"This Labor Day, we're also expecting cash deals to be more
prominent, especially among small SUVs. We've identified
significant potential savings this holiday with two of the vehicles
on the Cars.com American-Made Index — the Jeep Cherokee and the
Ford F-150," added Wiesenfelder.
The Jeep Cherokee SUV is Illinois-built, though Jeep is a division of
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), an Italian corporation
headquartered in London. Through
Sept. 4, Jeep is offering
$3,000 to $3,500 off the 2019 Cherokee, depending on trim
level and region. In some areas, customers who secure standard
financing through Chrysler Capital — Jeep's financing arm — can get
another $500. Alternately, qualified
shoppers can get zero percent financing for up to 60 months plus
$1,000.
Additionally, now through Oct. 1,
Ford is offering $3,750 to
$4,250 off the 2018 F-150 pickup
truck's mainstream XLT trim level; the range depends on region.
Incentives on other trim levels are considerably lower, but the XLT
accounts for nearly half of new F-150 inventory on Cars.com.
Alternately, qualified shoppers can get 3.9 percent financing for
up to 84 months.
For more information on the 2018 Cars.com American-Made Index,
including a deeper dive into the data and methodology, visit
www.cars.com/american-made-index.
1Cars.com internal data. The 2018 American-Made Index
surveyed more than 1,000 participants from an independent,
third-party provider. The survey was conducted on May 23, 2018.
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