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Tesla is the youngest major automaker in the United States and probably the one with the best future prospects. This is not only of great importance for the global auto industry, but also for the United States as a business location, because at least with the cordless Gigafactory in Nevada, Tesla has brought many neglected jobs to a neglected region and continues to expand in California and other states. And so the electric car pioneer is now prominently represented on a list that is of great importance to some buyers in the USA.

3 out of 4 Teslas on the list

We are talking about the American Made Index, which is compiled every year by the portal cars.com. It is intended to show which cars are the most American, that is, to a large extent, were manufactured in the USA. And in the latest edition, Tesla takes three of the places in the top ten: with Model S and Model 3 in 3rd and 4th place and the Tesla Model X as ninth. At the forefront is the Ford Ranger, followed by the Jeep Cherokee, after the two Teslas there are three Honda on the list.

The fact that Model Y is not mentioned should only be due to time reasons. The Tesla crossover has only been available since March, so the necessary data may not have been available. Because the latest Tesla has many parts in common with the Model 3, it should be classified approximately the same. According to cars.com, Tesla had not yet been there in previous years – but this was probably due to a selection rather than the insufficient US share.

Tesla is becoming local worldwide

In any case, it is surprising that the Tesla Model S should be ahead of the Model 3 in terms of American content. Because for the smallest Tesla, even the battery cells are produced in the USA – by Panasonic in the joint Gigafactory Nevada, in which Tesla then also turns them into modules and battery packs. In contrast, cells for Model S and Model X are still imported from Japan as far as is known.

Cars.com does not go into the exact calculation of the index values ​​and only explains in general that the origin of “engines and transmissions” and other parts in cars is evaluated, which must be specified according to a US law. The portal also checks the location of the final production and the “number of US employees relative to the production volume”. A total of 13 automakers with 91 models are on the AMI list. And if you only look at their top ten, you could say that Tesla is not only the most promising car manufacturer in the world, but also the most American – at least on the home market, because production has already been localized in China and Germany is in Europe the Gigafactory near Berlin.

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