Corvette, Fullsize Crossovers, Other GM Vehicles Top 2015 “Most American” List
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The definition of “Made in America” has blurred ever since foreign-owned manufacturers started producing vehicles on U.S. shores. And since some American branded vehicles have been imported from other countries.
Take the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 for example. As Consumer Reports points out, many Silverados are built in Silao, Mexico, while others were assembled in Indiana and Michigan. Meanwhile, the Toyota Tundra is assembled exclusively in Texas. So, which is “more American?” The Mexican-made Chevrolet or the Texas-built Toyota?
Those types of scenarios are part of the reason why many of us here at GM Authority (probably not all) take issue when people slam others for driving Japanese, or Korean or European built vehicles. Modern vehicles are built with parts sourced from around the world and not one vehicle can claim to be entirely built entirely in one country.
“You’re never going to get a car made 100 percent in one country anymore,” Eric Fedewa, a supply-chain expert, told Consumer Reports. “What you’ll typically see instead is larger components made near the point of sale, to save shipping costs, while small components like electric motors and actuators will be brought in from anywhere.”
However, we are proud to say that GM still tops the list for the largest portion of domestic-manufactured components (as defined by the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA)).
In fact, GM vehicles take the top five spots in the list, and three-quarters of their parts come from the U-S-of-A.
Without further adiu, the top ten 2015 models with the most American parts:
1) 2015 Buick Enclave 75%
2) 2015 Cadillac CTS coupe 75% (Must be a mistake by CC, as the coupe was discontinued in 2014)
3) 2015 Chevrolet Corvette 75%
4) 2015 Chevrolet Traverse 75%
5) 2015 GMC Acadia 75%
6) 2015 Honda Odyssey 75%
7) 2015 Toyota Camry 75%
8) 2015 Toyota Sienna 75%
9) 2015 Dodge Viper 71%
10) 2015 Jeep Cherokee 71%
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I think they might want to readjust the title…. I mean they might just say “made in the United states” since as a whole, Mexico and Canada does count as “America”
HA! I don’t think so! Nous ne sommes pas Américains!
I mean I have heard of people referring to the inhabitants of the North and South American continents as ‘Americans’ which would be correct in the exact same way as someone from Egypt would also be an African. But for me and for the cars made here in Canada, we are not Americans, irrespective of what the AALA says.
Cadillac did make the CTS-V Coupe for 2015. The 2015 CTS-V Coupe was a limited edition run of only 500 units. Production of the 2015 CTS-V Coupe ended in June of 2014.
RUSSIA BUILT TO gm cars. chevrolet is russian car not american or opel, …………………….
FORD EU AND US different things but someone not understand
volkswaagen eu-mexiko-brasilia like day and nigth and different thing.
china manufacture audi- vw- gm …………………
what what what
different wold is different built language. EU-US-JAP-CHINA-KOREA-RUSSIA(LADA-NIVA AND SO ONE AHHAAAA
The test should be who is building the vehicle and where is the company/corp. from. If you buy a GM product you are supporting a american company. If you buy a Nissan,Toyota etc. you are supporting a Japanese company.
thats not so easy. company is company. and or company adress and this is one thing. china buy VOLVO ? and so what.
china take risk and SWEDEN takes money whit no risk ahjhaaa.
where you built then you support to this land and all thing and this clever and minimum risk- ok thats not so easy to but ok.
made good cars and make money to and be a friends
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