Video: American-Made Index

01:06 min

By Cars.com Editors

June 23, 2017

Topping Cars.com’s 2017 American-Made Index is the Jeep Wrangler, which is assembled at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Toledo Assembly Complex. The Jeep Wrangler has been made in Toledo since 1941, and its impact on the city is massive. Learn more in the

Here in America, we build a lot of cars and trucks. And historically, what you build has been tied to where you build it. [Aaron] Corvettes come from Bowling Green, they still build pickups in Kansas and Texas.

But there's one place in America that's been building the same kind of vehicle for over 75 years. This is the Toledo Assembly Complex here in Toledo, Ohio. And they've been making vehicles here for over a hundred years. This is the home of Jeep. Since the first World War II runabouts started coming off the line to help the allies win the war. This year, the car that tops the cars.com American-Made Index is this one. [Aaron] This is the 2017 Jeep Wrangler. And what it means to top the AMI is that not only is this car assembled in America, but most of the parts and content that make up this vehicle also come from America. In fact, over 90% of the vehicle's parts come from within 1,500 miles of this very spot in Toledo, Ohio. (upbeat music)