Which EVs are assembled in the US? The 2026 list
US final assembly is now worth real money. It is the gate for the $10,000 a year loan interest deduction that replaced the federal EV credit. Here is which electric vehicles pass the test, plant by plant, and which popular models fail it.
Why assembly location suddenly matters
The old $7,500 clean vehicle credit ended for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025. Its replacement is a deduction of up to $10,000 a year in car loan interest for tax years 2025 to 2028. One condition does most of the filtering: the vehicle must have undergone final assembly in the United States. An EV built in Mexico, Canada, Korea, or Japan gets nothing, no matter how American the badge sounds.
You can check any specific car in seconds with our VIN checker and deduction calculator. This page gives you the map before you shop.
EVs assembled in the United States (mid-2026)
Tesla
Every Tesla sold in the US is built in the US. Model 3, Model S, and Model X come from Fremont, California. Model Y comes from Fremont and from Austin, Texas. Cybertruck comes from Austin. Tesla is the safest brand on this list, since no trim is imported.
Rivian
The R1T pickup and R1S SUV are built in Normal, Illinois. The upcoming R2 is planned for the same plant.
Lucid
The Air saloon and the Gravity SUV are built in Casa Grande, Arizona.
General Motors
GM splits its EVs across borders, so the badge alone tells you nothing. Built in the US: the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, GMC Hummer EV, and Cadillac Escalade IQ at Factory Zero in Detroit, Michigan. The reborn Chevrolet Bolt is built at Fairfax, Kansas. Built in Mexico, and therefore failing the test: the Chevrolet Equinox EV, Chevrolet Blazer EV, and Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, which GM builds for Honda in Ramos Arizpe.
Hyundai and Kia
The Ioniq 5 and the three-row Ioniq 9 are built at Hyundai's Metaplant near Savannah, Georgia. The Kia EV6 and EV9 are built at West Point, Georgia, and the EV6 carries some of the highest North American parts content of any vehicle sold in America. Other Hyundai and Kia EVs, including the Ioniq 6, Kona Electric, EV4, and Niro EV, have been built in Korea, so check the VIN on those, since production locations are shifting toward Georgia over time.
Volkswagen
The ID.4 is built in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The ID.Buzz van is imported from Germany and fails the test.
Ford
A special case. Ford ended production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning in December 2025, and the model is being replaced by an extended-range hybrid version. Remaining new Lightnings on dealer lots were built in Dearborn, Michigan, so a loan on one still passes the assembly test. The Mustang Mach-E, however, is built in Mexico and does not qualify.
Popular EVs that FAIL the US assembly test
These are the ones that catch people out, because the brands feel American or the cars are common on US roads: Ford Mustang Mach-E (Mexico), Chevrolet Equinox EV and Blazer EV (Mexico), Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX (Mexico), Dodge Charger Daytona (Canada), Jeep Wagoneer S (Mexico), Toyota bZ (Japan), Nissan Ariya (Japan), Subaru Solterra (Japan), every BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, and Polestar EV currently on sale, and the VW ID.Buzz (Germany). A loan on any of these earns no interest deduction under the current rules.
How to check a specific car in 30 seconds
Model lists date quickly. Plants change, trims split between countries, and a used car may predate a production move. The VIN settles it. The first character of the 17-character VIN tells you the country of manufacture: 1, 4, 5, and 7 mean the United States, 2 means Canada, 3 means Mexico, J is Japan, K is Korea, W is Germany. Paste the full VIN into our checker and it reads this for you, validates the check digit, and then calculates your deduction. For the legal standard, confirm the Final Assembly Point on the window sticker or the free NHTSA VIN decoder, since a small number of models are built in more than one country.
Three buying takeaways
First, on a typical $50,000 EV loan at today's rates, the deduction is worth roughly $2,000 to $4,000 in total tax savings across 2025 to 2028, which is a real chunk of the old credit resurrected, but only for US-built cars. Second, the difference between an Equinox EV and an Ioniq 5 is no longer just the car, since one earns the deduction and the other does not. Third, always run the actual VIN before you sign, not the model name, because trims split across borders.
Sources: NHTSA Part 583 assembly data and VIN decoder (nhtsa.gov); manufacturer plant announcements; IRS OBBBA guidance on qualified passenger vehicle loan interest. Assembly locations verified July 2026 and reviewed when manufacturers announce production moves. General information, not tax advice.