Where cars are made: the free dataset
Assembly country, US and Canadian parts content, and engine and transmission origin for 601 model-year records of cars sold in the US, 2025 to 2027.
What the data shows for 2026
- Of 267 models for 2026, 95 (36%) have at least one US assembly plant, and 78 are built only in the USA.
- The highest US and Canadian parts content belongs to the Volkswagen ID.4 (76%), Honda Ridgeline (75%), Kia EV6 (75%), Tesla Model 3 (75%) and Jeep Gladiator (74%).
- Of models assembled entirely outside the US, most come from Germany, Japan and Mexico.
- Mexico is the largest foreign source of parts for 70 of the 267 models.
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Source: WhoBuiltMyCar.com analysis of NHTSA American Automobile Labeling Act reports
Link to whobuiltmycar.com/dataset/ so readers can look up their own car.
How it was built
Each year, automakers file a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for every passenger vehicle up to 8,500 lb sold in the US. It lists the final assembly country, the share of parts made in the US and Canada, and where the engine and transmission come from. We combined the 2025, 2026 and 2027 reports into one record per model and year. Heavier pickups and vans are not covered, and some models are filed later in the year.
Columns
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
model_year | Model year. |
make | Brand. |
model | Model, as named on this site. |
versions_reported | Versions listed in the manufacturer's report, separated by semicolons. |
assembly_countries | Final assembly countries reported for the model. |
built_in_usa | all, some or none of the reported versions have a US final assembly plant. |
us_canada_parts_min_pct | Lowest US and Canadian parts content across versions, in percent. |
us_canada_parts_max_pct | Highest US and Canadian parts content across versions, in percent. |
engine_origin | Countries of origin of the engine or electric motor. |
transmission_origin | Countries of origin of the transmission. |
top_foreign_parts_country | The largest foreign source of parts content. |
top_foreign_parts_pct | That country's share of parts content, in percent. |
source_listing_date | Date of the NHTSA listing the record comes from. |
page_url | The model's page on WhoBuiltMyCar. |
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