The 5 Most Made-In-America Trucks

The GMC Canyon-- twin to the Chevrolet Colorado-- lands 5th on the list of the most Made-In-America trucks, which is interesting considering its Chevy brethren is all the way down in 9th. And though the Chevy sold over 3x as many trucks and is effectively identical to the GMC to drive, the GMC gets the nod here as far as American made goes. GM builds the Canyon in its Wentzville, Missouri plant.

It's a good truck, too; it rides well, handles well, is easy to live with, and starts at a reasonable $38,900. Of course, our pick of the litter is the off-road monster that is the AT4X with the AEV package, but getting there will run you nearly $70k.

That's right: A South Korean truck is in fact on the most American list. The Santa Cruz is far from a traditional pickup, instead a crossover with the back lobbed off. As such, it drives far more like a car than the normal pickup does, and that definitely helps it appeal to customers that otherwise might not be interested in trucks at all.

Hyundai builds the Santa Cruz at its Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Toyota made a huge splash with the Tundra in 1999 and an even bigger one with the second generation truck for the 2007 model year, not just in bringing out truly competitive full-size trucks but even more so in making them-- especially the 2nd-gen rig-- feel truly American. It was big, brash, burly, loud, in-your-face, and aggressive; that is to say, everything the American truck makers were striving to do, and that buyers wanted at the time. It was a punch in the gut to Chevy, Ford, and the then-called Dodge Ram, and the truck world took notice.

Production of the Tundra was first in Princeton, Indiana, but moved to San Antonio, Texas in 2008 and has been there ever since.

Another Japanese vehicle on the most American-made list? You betcha. The Ridgeline is perhaps the most controversial pickup of all time, and you can chalk that up to its styling and underpinnings (that shared with the likes of the Honda Pilot and Passport SUVs), but you can't argue its American heritage.

Built in Honda's Lincoln, Alabama (HMA) plant, the Ridgeline lands second on the list of the most American-made trucks out there. So say what you will about whehter it's a "real truck" or not-- the skeptics have been endlessly complaining about such since the model debuted for the 2006 model year-- but you can't debate its American cred. Oh, and for what it's worth: The Ridgeline is fantastic.

The number one most American-made truck on sale in 2026 is the Jeep Gladiator. It shares a plant with the Wrangler, both built in the famous Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio. While the SUV is built in the North Plant, the truck version gets put together in the South Plant.

The Jeep Gladiator is just about as American as it can get, and though the truck is currently only available with a V6, it might get upstaged on this list by the upcoming V8-powered Scrambler-- if not in actuality, then in spirit. Better yet, Jeep could throw the Hemi in the Gladiator and make it a truly American rig. Even so, driving the Jeep, especially with the freedom panels off, feels like a step back in time, and that aligns with its place on the list at the number one spot on the Cars.com 2026 American-Made Index for trucks.

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