The Cars.com American-Made Index is a prestigious list of 99 American-made vehicles. According to the experts at Cars.com, a model must meet stringent criteria for what constitutes American-made to be on the list. As more people look to buy American-made vehicles, this list will become even more important in the coming years. Hyundai has five bold models that landed on this year's list.
Hyundai Has Five Vehicles on the 2025 Cars.com American-Made Index
Cars.com starts with a list of 400+ models and then narrows it down to a Top 99. That means Hyundai had to beat hundreds of other vehicles to reach the 2025 index. In 2025, Hyundai's Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, IONIQ 5, Tucson, and Santa Cruz landed in the top 99.
Randy Parker, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor North America, spoke about how much this achievement means to the Hyundai brand. "Having five vehicles on the Cars.com American-Made Index underscores Hyundai's deep commitment to U.S. manufacturing and innovation." Parker emphasizes his brand's "substantial and ongoing investment in American workers."
Americans have been concerned about decreased manufacturing over the last several decades, preferring to buy American when they can to support American manufacturing and innovation. Hyundai realizes this and makes every effort to make vehicles that reflect "American-Made" values. Cars.com evaluated vehicles for its index by five distinct criteria: percentage of U.S. and Canadian parts, number of U.S. manufacturing employees, assembly location, and engine and transmission origin. They determined that five Hyundai models made the final cut using these five critical factors.
It's not easy to make a final list on Cars.com. Their experts are one of the strictest evaluators of all vehicle metrics, sticking to their principles so that readers get a clear picture of what they're buying. For an automaker to have even just a couple of models on the list is always an honor, but Hyundai worked so hard to construct American-made vehicles that they had five models on the 2025 list. You'll find every American-Made Hyundai model at our dealership this year and can test drive and compare trims of models like the Santa Cruz and Santa Fe Hybrid.
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