Most of the components are made in the US. Contrary to popular belief, the supplier market is in hypermode due to so many making pats now in the US. This is because automation has solved the "Made in China" problem. There's a reason why Polaris is in Huntsville, there are at least 2 dozen OEM suppliers within 100 miles of that town. This is why the new Toyota/Mazda plant is opening there.
Another example is that VW located in Chattanooga because of the tax breaks and the massive supplier network that is local (all because of BMW when they opened up Spartansburg back in the 90's which is the largest BMW plant on the planet and they export 70% of what they make). The VW plant uses 85% North American content for the Passat. I know from my work there, only 3% is from China.
Plus remember do not confuse North American content with being made in USA. North American Content is USMCA which is Canada, USA and Mexico. Technically Elio could make 90% North American content and that 90% could all be made in Mexico. People just tend to only cherry pick the word "American". Since NAFTA does not exist any more, we are all seeing an increase in the cost of parts because with USMCA, if I make pistons in the US and pay people $15/hr, then in Mexico, I need to pay them $15/hr, not $5/hr like in the NAFTA days. Companies are not moving plants here in record numbers because if you already have the plant there, no sense in shutting it down and building a new one here. So we just pay the Mexicans more.
The problem with Elio Motors is that they took over the Shreveport plant back in 2013. Times have changed and thus the supplier base is not there any more but about 500 to 700 miles east of there. Then states like Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia give great tax breaks for manufacturing jobs. As for Elio, not the case, they literally have to pay to be there (as we have seen by the over $8M in fines they have). So, I just wonder how Elio motors is going to handle this as they priced this thing out a long time ago. I know companies make trucks in Texas but they have a massive profit margin, not the $1K that Elio has confirmed.