Made in America
Built Here.
By Us.
Every American Bantam® vehicle is assembled in the United States of America by American workers. That is not a marketing line. It is the operating model.
The Build Sequence
How We Build It
Six stages. One country. Every vehicle traced from raw steel to delivery.
Stage 01
American Steel In
We source U.S.-melted, U.S.-poured steel. The origin of every coil is documented — traceable to the mill, the heat number, the date poured. Not because we have to. Because that is what made-in-America means.
Stage 02
Fabrication & Stamping
Body panels are cut, stamped, and shaped. The structural geometry of each vehicle — the frame rails, the crossmembers, the roll cage mounting points — is formed here. This is where raw material becomes architecture.
Stage 03
Welding & Frame Assembly
The frame is welded. The six-point roll cage is fitted and verified. American welders, American wire, American technique. Every weld is inspected. A vehicle that goes off-road does not get built to minimum standards — it gets built to the ones that hold.
Stage 04
Drivetrain & Suspension
Axles, suspension components, brake systems, and drivetrain are installed and aligned. 2WD standard. 4WD where specified. Military-grade axle assemblies. 35-inch all-terrain tires. The underpinnings that put American Bantam in places paved-road trucks cannot follow.
Stage 05
Body Fit & Interior
Doors, hood, and body panels are hung and adjusted. Interior components — seats, dash, safety restraints — are fitted and torqued to spec. Removable doors and cage components are matched to their vehicle. Each unit is treated as a one-to-one build, not a batch.
Stage 06
Final Inspection & Delivery
Every vehicle passes a documented final inspection before it ships. Electrical, mechanical, and structural checks. Off-road capability verified. No vehicle leaves this facility that we would not drive ourselves. When you receive yours, it is ready.
When a company’s name contains the word American, the products they sell in the USA must be built in the USA. No two ways about it.
— Charlie Paglee, Chairman & CEO, American Bantam Car Corp.
Assembly is not the finish line. It is the whole point. American Bantam does not outsource its identity. The decision to build here — at higher cost, with more complexity, against the current of a half-century of offshoring — is not a marketing decision. It is a founding principle.
We are bringing jobs back. Component by component, year by year. Not because a tariff made us. Because it was always the right thing to do, and we are the company that says so on the side of every vehicle we build.
See where we are in that process — and where we’re headed — on our Bringing Jobs Home page.
Where It Comes From
Sourcing Transparency
We publish this because we believe you deserve to know what you are buying.
| Component / Process | Origin | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steel (melted and poured) | United States of America | USA — Current |
| Vehicle Assembly | Georgia, USA | USA — Current |
| Roll Cage Fabrication | USA | USA — Current |
| Seats & Restraints | USA or Mexico | Current |
| Wheels & Tires | USA or Mexico | Current |
| Battery Systems | USA or Mexico | Current |
| Engine Manufacturing | Targeted: USA | Roadmap in Development |
| Body Stamping & Fabrication | Targeted: USA | Roadmap in Development |
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