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These Pickup Trucks Were Made In The USA (But Not These Others)

Pickup trucks are more popular in the USA than in any other country. Here are some made in America, and some that weren't.

The world of developing and manufacturing great new pickup trucks is currently occupied by lots of great companies that are more often located in the North American region or the far east. These companies used to make conventional trucks for their domestic purposes in a pretty conventional manner, back in the day.

But when it got to overseas-sales and shipping tons of products overseas, these companies realized that outsourcing is way more convenient in terms of wasted costs per unit than getting a fully-assembled new model to an overseas market. The fragile shipping containers are now full of parts and manuals for assembly plants that these capital companies have built all over the world so that they can provide the best build quality in the hometown of each dealership.

We've gathered here 12 pickup trucks in the US market that have been manufactured here all along, and 3 other ones that have been manufactured in foreign countries.

15 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 (Made In The USA)

The Ram brand is primarily owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), an Italian-American company parented by FCA in the US, which is pretty much Chrysler. They are among the top three biggest American manufacturers of trucks. 1500 is one of the flagships of this company that has been manufactured in the USA from day one.

14 2005–2015 Toyota Tacoma (Made In The USA)

The legendary Toyota Hilux (Toyota Pickup in the US market) made a comeback in 1995 as the all-new Tacoma. However, unlike the Hilux, Tacoma was made in the US since the very beginning. The second-generation Tacoma evolved into a mid-size truck, and was built in California, Texas, and also in Tijuana, Mexico.

13 2003–2012 GMC Canyon (Made In The USA)

As we all know, GM is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. This all-American company makes the GMC Canyon and the Chevrolet Colorado in different sites in different countries now. Still, the first generation of this pickup was designed in the United States and assembled in Shreveport, Louisiana, and also in Ontario, Canada.

12 2009–2014 Ford F-150 (Made In The USA)

We're talking about another great American car manufacturer that is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Ford made the twelfth-generation of the Ford F-series from 2009 till 2014 in two different sites in the US. One located in Dearborn, Michigan, and another in Claycomo, Missouri, and had also planted offshore assembly sites in Mexico and Venezuela.

11 2006–2014 Honda Ridgeline (Made In The USA)

The Ridgeline didn't get much love from media when it was debuted, but despite what they were saying about this model in its early release date, the Honda Ridgeline shared only 7% of its parts with other Honda trucks. It was a uniquely engineered model that was being assembled in the US from its first generation.

10 2002 Lincoln Blackwood (Made In The USA)

Lincoln division of the Ford Motor Company debuted Blackwood in early 1999, and began its production in 2002. It was marketed in The US and Mexico and wasn't making much in the market. This model probably has the shortest history in this brand, considering that its production stopped in 2003 due to the low sales number that it was making.

9 2007-Present Toyota Tundra (Made In The USA)

Toyota has Tundra on their product list for about two decades now. When this Japanese company made the Tundra for the US market, it was widely appreciated as it was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award in 2000. It has also made it to Motor Trend Magazine's Truck of the Year twice, once in 2000 and once again in 2008.

8 2008–2010 Ford Super Duty (Made In The USA)

Super Duty is referred to the series of front-engine rear-wheel-drive heavy and medium-duty trucks that Ford makes. This includes F-250 to F-550 models, all of which were assembled in Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville and also in sites in Mexico and Venezuela for the 2008 to 2010 model years.

7 2004-2015 Nissan Titan (Made In The USA)

The Titan was initially debuted in 2001 as Alpha T concept, but when its sales began in 2003, we were facing a whole other pickup. Nissan was manufacturing its first generation from 2003 to 2015 in Canton, Mississippi, for the North American region market. This site that is still actively manufacturing Nissan models.

Related: 15 Foreign Pickup Trucks That Changed The World

6 2015-2019 GMC Sierra 3500 HD (Made In The USA)

General Motors was selling the third-gen GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 alongside the Chevrolet Silverado in America, Canada, and also Mexico from 2014 up until 2019. Both Sierra and Silverado are pickup trucks being produced from 1998 and are mechanically identical to each other. They are still available in different package offerings for under $50,000.

5 1990-1993 Chevrolet 454 SS (Made In The USA)

A Super Sport pickup truck, which is the most American thing that is listed here. The 454 SS came with a massive 7.4-liter V8 engine that produced 230 hp paired with a 3-speed automatic transmission. Chevy introduced this high-performance variation of its GMT400 platform in 1990 and made it in its American factories.

4 2017-Present Ford Raptor (Made In The USA)

After Ford stopped the production of its first-gen Raptor, they took a hiatus for around two years to bring the new Raptor to the game. Although its manufacturing is exclusive to the American and Argentinean markets, it is marketed worldwide. Dearborn Truck Plant is responsible for making all American Raptors from 2017 until now.

3 2015-Present Nissan Navara (Not Made In The USA)

The Navara is named after the Navarre region that is located in northern Spain and is also called NP300 Navara. It is also available as badge engineered models from Mercedes-Benz and Renault in some foreign markets. The European Navara is still being manufactured in Spain alongside its peer from Mercedes.

2 2002-2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT (Not Made In The USA)

The production of Cadillac Escalade was paused for the 2001 model year. Then it returned for the 2002 model year as the Escalade EXT luxury pickup truck, which was based on Chevrolet Avalanche sport utility truck. Both pickup trucks were assembled in Silao, Mexico. Another Escalade variant called ESV became available for the 2003 model year, which was a luxury full-size SUV based on Chevy Suburban.

1 1999-2004 Ford SVT Lightning (Not Made In The USA)

SVT Lightning was renewed for its second generation with the 1999 model year. It came with Ford's 5.4-liter V8 that came up with a maximum of 380 hp and was the most durable pickup truck for under $30,000. Despite the common belief, it is not an American made pickup truck and was actually being made in Ontario, Canada.