Honda and Toyota, although based in Japan, together landed the top five spots in a ranking of vehicles with the most "American" content, according to a new report. The Honda Accord, assembled in Marysville, ranks second in the annual report from Cars.com. The top-ranked model was the Toyota Camry, assembled in Indiana and Kentucky.

Honda and Toyota, although based in Japan, together landed the top five spots in a ranking of vehicles with the most "American" content, according to a new report.

The Honda Accord, assembled in Marysville, ranks second in the annual report from Cars.com. The top-ranked model was the Toyota Camry, assembled in Indiana and Kentucky.

To appear on the list, a model must be assembled in the United States and have at least 75 percent of the its parts manufactured in the country. Eight models made the cut this year, one more than on last year's list, reversing a decline.

"The thing that surprised us this year is we've seen the number of qualifying vehicles increase," said Kelsey Mays, senior consumer affairs editor for Cars.com and a co-author of the report.

Indeed, the report used to show dozens of qualifying models before a steady decrease from 2012 to 2015. Much of the decrease was because U.S.-based automakers shifted production of models to Mexico or Canada. In other cases, the percentage of U.S.-made parts fell just below 75 percent.

The ranking of the eight models is based on a formula that takes into account sales and other factors.

It is nothing new that Japanese companies such as Toyota and Honda are at the top of the Cars.com rankings. The companies have long done much of their assembly in this country, and they buy primarily from parts manufacturers located here.

"As consumers, it should tell us that the Japanese automakers contribute plenty to the U.S. economy and to U.S. automaking," Mays said.

The rest of the ranked models, in order, are: the Toyota Sienna, made in Indiana, which ranked third; the Honda Odyssey and Pilot, both made in Alabama, which ranked fourth and fifth respectively. The final three slots are all General Motors vehicles made in Michigan: the Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave.

Ford's F-150, the country's top-selling vehicle, was left out because it gets less than 75 percent of its parts from within the country. This is different from 2014 when the F-150 was the top-ranked model on the list.

The traditional Big Three � Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors � have some models that barely missed appearing on the list because they are assembled just over the border in Canada.

Another Ohio product, the East Liberty-made Honda CR-V, would have been on the list except that it fell just short of the parts benchmark.

The report underscores Honda's substantial presence in this country. Chris Abbruzzese, a Honda spokesman, noted that 99 percent of the Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States last year were assembled in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

In addition, he said, Honda is "incredibly proud" that the large majority of Accords sold in the history of the model have been assembled in Ohio.

The parts standard in the report is based on data published by the U.S. government under the American Automobile Labeling Act. The percentage is weighted by the price of the parts.

Cars.com's report is one of several attempts by analysts to rank vehicles in this way. Another leading report is the Made in America Auto Index published by the business school at American University.

One of the key differences is that the university's study gives weight to whether an automaker has headquarters in this country. In part because of this, the top finishers are all from U.S.-based companies, led by the Traverse, Acadia and Enclave. The Accord is the top-ranked model from a foreign-based automaker, coming in at 14th.

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