Domestic Consumption & Production
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The cars bought each year in the U.S. each contain between 8,000 to 12,000 parts, using more than 3,000 pounds of iron, steel, rubber, glass and semiconductors.
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Automakers and suppliers purchase 70 percent of rubber and approximately 20 percent of the iron, zinc, aluminum and stainless steel produced in the U.S.
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While most automakers use some U.S. parts, FCA US, Ford and GM’s vehicles contain nearly twice as much domestic content, on average, as the average foreign automaker vehicle.
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One and half times more of the FCA US, Ford and GM vehicles bought in the U.S. are assembled here. (81 out of 100 vehicles FCA US, Ford and GM sell in the U.S. are manufactured here. Only 55 out of 100 cars sold by foreign automakers are made here.)
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More U.S. production means more U.S. plants. For example, FCA US, the smallest of the domestic automakers, operates as many assembly plants as BMW, Mercedes, Hyundai, Kia, VW and Mazda combined.
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More U.S. production means more U.S. jobs. Four in 10 employees at FCA US, Ford and GM are based in the U.S., while only five in 100 employees at their largest competitors are based here.
