Ford scores a Made in America 3-peat

A Ford Motor Co. vehicle has topped the annual Made in America Auto Index for the third consecutive year.

The Lincoln Corsair, a crossover with a U.S. content score of 86, came in at No. 1 on the list released in December by American University's Kogod School of Business. The Corsair, available as a plug-in hybrid or fully gasoline-powered vehicle, is made from 72 percent U.S. and Canadian content, up from 25 percent before its midcycle freshening.

The top-ranked vehicle in 2021, the Ford Mustang with a manual transmission, in 2022 had 70 vehicles scoring above it because it now has a transmission made in Mexico. The Ford Ranger topped the list in 2020.

Trailing the Corsair were the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, with a score of 82.5; Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, 81; and Chevy Colorado, 80.5. Four vehicles — the Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4x4, Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, Tesla Model 3 Performance and Tesla Model Y — tied with a score of 80, followed by the Dodge Durango Citadel and Durango GT Blacktop with all-wheel drive, at 79.5.

Since 2015, the average U.S. content score has declined for each of the Detroit 3 while increasing for Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai-Kia and Volkswagen. The highest average scores in 2022 were Ford, 60.5, and General Motors, 60.