Lincoln Aviator PHEV Ranked 36th In American Made Index

December 28, 2022 8:41 am

The Kogod School of Business recently released its 2022 Made in America Auto Index, which highlights new vehicles that contain the most U.S.-sourced domestic material. The Lincoln Corsair topped those rankings for 2022, while the Ford Ranger, Ford F-150, and Ford Bronco (with the 10-speed automatic) weren’t too far behind, as each tied for eighth place, and both the Ford Mustang (with the 10-speed automatic) and Ford Expedition came in 11^th on this particular list. The Ford Explorer also ranked 15^th, a spot that it shares with its platform mate, the Lincoln Aviator, the Lincoln Navigator came in 16^th place, Bronco models equipped with the seven-speed manual transmission ranked 18^th, and the Mustang GT with a manual gearbox came in 22^nd place. As for the Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid, that particular model fell behind its regular gas-powered counterpart in 36^th place out of 100 models.

The Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring achieved this ranking thanks in part to the fact that 45 percent of its content comes from either the U.S. or Canada – one of the handful of measurements used in this particular study. The luxurious crossover did fall behind its non-hybrid counterpart due to the fact that it utilizes fewer components from these North American countries, however.

The Made in America Auto Index uses seven points derived from publicly available data based on research performed by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan to arrive at these conclusions – profit margin, labor, research and development; inventory, capital, and other expenses; engine, transmission, and body, chassis, and electrical components.

These rankings also take into account the economic value of the different components of auto manufacturing. For example, the highest-ranked cars are made by U.S. based manufacturers that utilize American engines and transmissions, as well as a high percentage of U.S. and Canadian parts. In the case of components like the engine and transmission and the location that the vehicle is assembled, those that aren’t U.S.-based are given a score of zero.

We’ll have more on the Aviator soon, so be sure and subscribe to Ford Authority for more Lincoln news, Lincoln Aviator news, and continuous Ford news coverage.

By Brett Foote

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.