Is The Tesla Cybertruck More American Than Ford’s And GM’s Electric Trucks?
The American Automobile Labeling Act should perhaps be called the 2/3 North American Labeling Act.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration rule requires automakers to disclose the percentage of parts used in each of its vehicles that are sourced from the U.S and Canada.
Automakers are not required to differentiate between the two countries of origin, so the number doesn’t entirely clarify which side of the border the components are coming from.
Nevertheless, the information is used in key studies on U.S. manufacturing, including Cars.com’s American-Made Index and the Kogod School of Business’ Made in America Auto Index.
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The latest report published by NHTSA shows that the vehicles with the highest U.S./Canadian parts content are the Alabama-built Honda Ridgeline Trailsport, Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD and Tesla Model 3 AWD at 75%. But looking specifically at electric pickups, the Tesla Cybertruck stands far above its peers.
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The Texas-built pickup is listed at 65%, while the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV and GMC Hummer EV are at 36%. The Ford F-150 Lightning, which is the second-best selling full-size electric pickup is 29%. The GM and Ford trucks are all manufactured in Michigan.
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Rivian is not on the list because, despite its R1T and R1S models being midsize vehicles, all of them have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 8,500 pounds and the rules are only required for vehicles below that threshold. However, automakers can voluntarily report the data, which is what GMC did for the similarly overweight Hummer EV.
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