March 6th, 2022 Chris Phillip

It's no secret that the Detroit Big 3 source components from locations outside of the United States. If you've bought a new car since October 1994, the amount of American-sourced content is right on the window sticker. The American Automobile Labeling Act requires these labels on every passenger vehicle made.

By 2029, the Feds are requiring 75% or more of a vehicle must be American made if tax-payer dollars will be used to buy it.

The Feds are a major purchaser of vehicles for fleet use. Going forward, the Detroit Big Three must ensure their vehicles contain the right amount of American content, or they risk being left out of federal fleet purchasing orders.

The feds will purchase only electric passenger vehicles by 2027 and will cease the purchase of all internal combustion engine vehicles for fleet use by 2035. (Source: GMAuthority.com)

So how many vehicles does the federal government have?

There are some 645,000 vehicles in the federal fleet. They include roughly 200,000 passenger vehicles, 78,517 heavy-duty trucks, 47,369 vans, 847 ambulances and three limousines.