http://www.richmond-toyota.com/buy-american.htmToyota Tundra is More American Than Dodge Ram
Recently Cars.com released a study that announced the Top 10 American-Made Cars, and much to our surprise the Dodge Ram was not on the list!
Here are the results from the Cars.com study:
1. Ford F150
2. TOYOTA CAMRY
3. Chevy Silverado 1500
4. Chevy Cobalt
5. Ford Focus
6. TOYOTA SIENNA
7. Chevy Malibu
8. Pontiac G6
9. Ford Escape
10. TOYOTA TUNDRA
It's important to see what's NOT on the list? No Dodges. None.
WOW.
We had to see this for ourselves, so we did some research ourselves and found out the following:
1) The Dodge is 72% domestic parts, with the transmission coming from Germany
2) The Tundra has 75% domestic parts, with the most expensive components (engine and transmission) being made in the U.S.
"the Sienna is far more American than the Mustang. Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that were publicized in "Auto Industry Update: 2006," a presentation by Farmington Hills, Mich., research company CSM Worldwide, show only 65% of the content of a Ford Mustang comes from the U.S. or Canada. Ford Motor Co. buys the rest of the Mustang's parts abroad. By contrast, the Sienna, sold by Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., is assembled in Indiana with 90% local components."