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GM Produces The Most American-Made Cars, Aren’t You Proud?

Feeling particularly patriotic today? Then you’ll appreciate reading about GM coming out on top in two separate independent studies as the carmaker with the most U.S.-made vehicle models.

According to Cars.com’s annual American-Made Index for 2020, nine of the top 25 models on the list were GM products, more than with any other carmaker.

The report looked over 91 models assembled in the U.S. for the 2020 model year, and even analyzed what percentage of parts were U.S.-made or Canadian-made, as well as country of origin for available engines, country of origin for available transmissions and U.S. manufacturing employees relative to the company’s footprint.

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The second study was the American University Kogod School of Business ‘Made in America Auto Index’, where 10 GM models ranked in the top 25 – the most of any carmaker. This study also ranked GM highest among manufacturers for total domestic content across all 2020 models.

“We’re proud of GM’s massive American manufacturing footprint, consisting of 11 vehicle assembly plants, 26 stamping, propulsion, component and battery plants, and 19 parts distribution centers,” said Phil Kienle, GM VP of North American Manufacturing and Labor Relations. “Our manufacturing strength in the U.S. is a team effort starting with our employees and extending to our supplier partners and local communities across the country.”

These are the models that ranked in the top 25 for both surveys: Chevrolet Corvette (Bowling Green, Kentucky), Chevrolet Colorado (Wentzville, Missouri), GMC Canyon (Wentzville, Missouri), Chevrolet Camaro (Lansing, Michigan), Cadillac CT5 (Lansing, Michigan), Cadillac XT4 (Fairfax, Kansas), Cadillac XT5 (Spring Hill, Tennessee), Cadillac XT6 (Spring Hill, Tennessee), GMC Acadia (Spring Hill, Tennessee).

Since 2009, GM has invested over $27 billion in the U.S.

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Half Of UK Motorists Say They’d Buy An EV As Their Next Car

A survey conducted in the UK indicates that almost half of respondents would consider buying an electric car as their next vehicle.

In a joint survey from the AA and British current affairs program ITV Tonight, more than 17,000 people provided their thoughts on electric cars. In total, 47 per cent of respondents said they would consider an EV as their next car, with 49 per cent of women responding to the affirmative compared to 46 per cent of men.

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Unsurprisingly, those living in the bustling city of London were more open to owning an EV, with 56 per cent saying they’d consider buying one. People aged 18-24 were also more likely to consider an EV (60 per cent), with 56 per cent of those aged 35-44 and 48 per cent of those aged 55-64 agreeing with the sentiment of owning an electric vehicle.

It’s not all positive news for electric vehicles, however. Of those who responded to the survey, 82 per cent agreed that electric cars are too expensive, while 58 per cent felt that charging an electric car takes too long. In addition, 49 per cent of respondents said the country’s national power grid won’t be able to cope if everyone switched to electric vehicles.

Those in the UK could be more encouraged to buy an electric vehicle if the costs were brought down and comparable to a petrol or diesel vehicle, the number of rapid charging stations on motorways increased, and there were more charging stations in public areas like supermarkets, leisure centers and shopping centers.

In any case, sales of electric vehicles will need to increase dramatically across the UK in the coming years, as the government wants to ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, by 2035.

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