When you think of an all-American truck, you think of Ford, Ram, or Chevy. Maybe the Jeep Gladiator, just to mix things up, and the Tesla Cybertruck. Well, according to a recent study from American Trucks, not only does the most American-made truck in America not have an American badge, it’s not even a ladder-frame pickup.
If you can believe it, the Honda Ridgeline is the most American-made truck in the US, with 75% of its parts, by value, sourced from North American suppliers in the US and Canada. Not only that, it’s a unibody, meaning that, structurally speaking, it has more in common with Australian utes than it does with American full-sizes.
That’s why some argue that it doesn’t qualify as a pickup truck, but if it looks like a truck and does truck things, it’s a pickup truck.
Here’s what the study turned up.
Honda Makes The Most American Truck In America
2026 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport side angle while driving through waterHonda
American Trucks conducted this study by collecting data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA) for the 2026 model year, with “domestic” parts referring to US and Canadian components. Percentages are calculated by value rather than by weight or piece count, so, for instance, a $15,000 EV battery from China would outweigh $5,000 in buttons, panels, and upholstery from the US.
To go over some key findings:
- The average car sold in the US contains just 20% domestic-made parts.
- Tesla is the most domestic-made brand overall, with 68% of its parts sourced from the US or Canada.
- The Ford Mustang GTD is the most domestic-made muscle car, sourcing 70% of its parts from the US and Canada.
- Ironically, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is the least domestically made performance model on the list, at just 15% US- and Canadian-made parts.
- The Jeep Grand Cherokee is the most domestically made off-roader, with 73% US and Canadian parts.
The tendency, in any industry, is to go with the cheapest parts you can find without compromising on quality. Cars are no different from computers or furniture or coffee makers in that regard, and, by and large, US and Canadian suppliers can’t compete with much of the world on price.
The Most And Least Domestic-Made Brands
2026 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport front 3/4 angle while drivingHonda
Running down the list by brand, with US-founded brands in bold, here’s what the study turned up.
Rank
Brand
Domestic Parts Makeup
1
Tesla
68%
2
Acura
57%
3
Honda
56%
4
Jeep
56%
5
Dodge
53%
6
Ford
46%
7
Lincoln
43%
8
Cadillac
42%
9
GMC
40%
10
Chevrolet
37%
11
Volkswagen
31%
12
Toyota
27%
13
Lexus
19%
14
Kia
18%
15
Subaru
18%
16
Hyundai
16%
17
Nissan
16%
18
Mazda
14%
19
Buick
13%
20
Genesis
6%
21
BMW
5%
22
Alfa Romeo
5%
23
Land Rover
4%
24
Mercedes-Benz
4%
25
Audi
1%
26
Lamborghini
1%
27
Rolls-Royce
1%
The above list includes everything with at least 1% US and Canadian parts, by value. Some points we’d like to make here.
- Buick is the least domestic American brand, at just 13% US and Canadian parts.
- Only three American brands, Tesla, Jeep, and Dodge, have more than 50% domestic parts.
- Toyota is considerably more American than Lexus. This checks out, because Lexus was established to sell to American buyers, but the models are typically built in Japan.
- Acura is the most domestic-made of the Asian and European brands, at 57% domestic parts.
- Most domestic-made brands don’t necessarily correlate with most domestic-made pickups, as we’re about to see.
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Let’s Break It Down By Pickup
2026 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator Rockslide Twelve 4 TwelveJeep
The above is for overall brands. If we look at just the pickups, here’s how the list looks. Again, this is by value, with American-branded trucks in bold.
Rank
Pickup
Domestic Parts Makeup
1
Honda Ridgeline
75%
2
Jeep Gladiator
74%
3
Tesla Cybertruck
65%
4
Chevrolet Silverado EV/GMC Sierra EV
56%
5
GMC Hummer EV
56%
6
Toyota Tundra
55%
7
Toyota Tundra Hybrid
50%
8
Chevrolet Colorado
49%
9
GMC Canyon
49%
10
Ford F-150
45%
11
Ram 1500
45%
12
Nissan Frontier
40%
13
Toyota Tacoma
40%
14
Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra
38%
15
Toyota Tacoma Hybrid
30%
Some points to make here:
- The top-five list consists mostly of American-branded trucks, despite Honda’s place at the top.
- They may be synonymous with the American pickup, but the Big Three are among the least American-made trucks on the market, with none of the Ford F-150, the Ram 1500, or the Chevy Silverado boasting more than 45% domestic parts.
- America’s electric pickups are typically more American than our ICE pickups. The EV credits may be long gone, but GM still sources its EV batteries stateside, thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act, which incentivized more domestic sourcing for electric vehicles.
- Toyota is transitioning to more domestic-made parts in its hybrid pickups. The i-Force Max system has traditionally come from Japan, resulting in a lower domestic-made score for its hybrid pickups than for their respective ICE twins.
- The Silverado/Sierra ranked as the least domestically made American pickup, sourcing many of its parts from Mexico, Japan, and even France, with many of its internal systems provided by suppliers like Valeo and Faurecia.
Some Brands Don’t Contain A Scrap Of American Parts
2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S CabrioletPorsche
We left five brands off of the lists in the previous sections: Mitsubishi, Porsche, Bentley, Jaguar, and Mini. For inclusion in the American Trucks study, a brand must have at least three distinct models for sale in the US (which is why we’re not even bringing Fiat into the conversation). In the case of these five brands, you have automakers that sell in America but source 0% of their parts from the US and Canada.
Incidentally, none of these brands have a pickup on the market in the US at the moment. But more of these brands have sold pickups than you might realize.
- There was a pickup variant of the original Mini. It was a simple, compact truck for very light-duty work. The truck was never officially sold in the US, though.
- Mitsubishi may have a claim to producing the best-known pickup among these automakers, having offered the Mighty Max in the US as a rebadge of the Mitsubishi Triton, which is still in production globally.
- Porsche has never mass-produced a pickup truck for the public, but it made the Porsche 597, aka the Jagdwagen, which was essentially a Porsche-built Jeep weighing just 2,403 lbs.
- Bentley has never built a pickup, but the brand hasn’t completely ruled out the idea, either.
- Jaguar has never produced a pickup, but you can’t stop us from daydreaming.
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The Honda Ridgeline Is One Of Our Favorites, By The Way
2026 Honda Ridgeline TrailSport front 3/4 angle in gray while towing a trailerHonda
2026 Honda Ridgeline Base Performance Specs
Engine
3.5-Liter V6
Power
280 hp
Torque
262 lb-ft
Transmission
9-Speed Automatic
Drivetrain
All-Wheel Drive
Maximum Towing Capacity
5,000 lbs.
As long as we’re talking about the Honda Ridgeline, we’ll never miss an opportunity to remind you that we really like this truck. We named it the most underrated pickup on the market in 2025. Now that we know it’s the most American-made pickup in the country, we have one more reason to love it.
It’s not just us singing this truck’s praises, either. JD Power awarded the pickup a Quality & Reliability rating of 82/100, or Great, for 2026. US News & World Report named it the best midsize pickup for families, and Cars.com named it the Best Value New Car winner. Pretty much everyone who drives this truck winds up loving it.
The Ridgeline is one of the easiest new vehicles to recommend in any segment, and it’s a great used buy, too. A 2021 model is currently trending at around $10,000 below MSRP (as of early July 2026), and it’s reliable enough that you likely won’t need to stress about maintenance in a second-hand model.
Knowing that you can brag about having the most American-made truck on the market is just one more reason to consider a Honda over a Ford or a Chevy for your next purchase.
Sources: American Trucks, JD Power.
