Hyundai has secured five vehicles on the 2025 Cars.com American-Made Index. The Hyundai Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, IONIQ 5, Tucson and Santa Cruz were all included in Cars.com’s annual, independent ranking that identifies the most American-made vehicles, criteria that are increasingly important to today’s car buyers.
The Cars.com American-Made Index evaluates vehicles based on five key criteria:
- Final assembly location
- Percentage of U.S. and Canadian parts
- Origin of engines and transmissions
- The number of U.S. manufacturing employees relative to the automaker’s footprint.
More than 400 model-year 2025 vehicles were analysed to determine this year’s top 99.
Hyundai Models on the 2025 American-Made Index
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Santa Cruz – 26th (Assembled at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama)
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IONIQ 5 – 30th (Assembled at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America)
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Santa Fe – 62nd (Assembled at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama)
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Tucson – 76th (Assembled at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama)
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Santa Fe Hybrid – 87th (Assembled at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama)
These models are popular with shoppers for their design and value and stand out for their economic impact here at home.”
For nearly four decades, Hyundai has been a driver of American growth and innovation, contributing jobs, economic activity and investments that have helped Americans prosper.
Hyundai Motor Group recently announced a $21 billion investment in the U.S. from 2025 to 2028. This bold initiative will expand local manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate the development of next-generation technologies.
The investment is expected to create 100,000 direct and indirect U.S. jobs, building on the 570,000 jobs Hyundai Motor Group already supports nationwide.
Hyundai Currently Operates Two Major Manufacturing Facilities in the U.S
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Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA): HMMA celebrated its 20th anniversary this May and has produced more than 6.27 million vehicles since opening its doors.
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Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA): Located in Georgia, this $7.59 billion facility—the most significant economic development project in the state’s history—is expected to create 8,500 jobs. It currently assembles the IONIQ 5 and the newly launched IONIQ 9.
In addition to Hyundai’s five recognised models, Genesis placed the GV70 on the list, and Kia added five more, bringing Hyundai Motor Group’s total to 11 vehicles.