The EVs dominate the most American cars index and it is not only because of Tesla

Tesla vehicles took the first four places in the 2025 American manufacturing index (Friend), an annual list calculated by Cars.com which classifies the qualified vehicles built and purchased in the United States.

Tesla’s domination in the friend is not new. The American car manufacturer, which assembles its four light passenger vehicles in Texas and California, has landed in the top 10 since it started to participate in the annual ranking five years ago. This year, model 3 has been classified as the most “manufactured to Americans” sold in the United States.

But here is what could surprise consumers – and even those who follow the industry: EVS has taken six of the first 10 places in the American manufacturing index. In addition to Tesla, the Kia Ev6 and the ID Volkswagen.4 took the 6th and 10th places, respectively.

The annual index classifies vehicles of the current model year using five major factors, including the location of the final assembly, the percentage of the American and Canadian parts, countries of origin for all available engines, countries of origin for all available transmissions and American manufacturing staff. According to Cars.com, some 400 vehicles of the 2025 model year have been studied to reach 99 vehicles in the 2025 American manufacturing index. Heavy vehicles like Tesla Cybertruck and R1 R1, which are both made in the United States, do not qualify.

The Kia Ev6, which is assembled at the Georgia factory of the Korean car manufacturer, Georgia, won another prize for increasing eyebrows. The KIA EV6 contains 80% of the American and Canadian parties, the highest percentage of any vehicle sold in America today.

Cars.com noted that only eight electric vehicles qualified for the 2024 index. This year, 11 battery electric vehicles made the friend on the friend, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the KIA EV9 SUV. And 19 others are rechargeable hybrids and hybrids. The statistics demonstrate “the pressure for industry electrification was not a simple lip service”, according to Cars.com.

The question is whether prices, higher prices and End of federal EV tax credits (that the Senate proposed in its tax and budgetary bill will derail this electrical trajectory.