Defining an American Car and Supply Chain Management (Essay Sample)

please answer each question separately and number the answers, not like it is an essay. please use reputable sources for each question. you must use 1 for each question and you can't use the same source for both. the case study must be 400 words in total minimum, so you can answer each question with 200 words if you want to divide it up that way. The case study prompt is below. MINI CASE: WHEN IS AN AMERICAN CAR REALLY AMERICAN? Is it possible for an American car to be more American that the Jeep Patriot? Joseph B. White writes that no other vehicle “says American more proudly than Jeep, the rugged brand that helped America win World War II.” However, according to White, there could be a more American sport utility vehicle (SUV) than the Jeep Patriot: the Toyota Sequoia, which is 80 percent “domestic” according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In contrast, the Jeep Patriot is only 66 percent domestic. So what defines an “American” car, or, what defines an “American” car company? The car industry transcends national boundaries. When one considers the “domestic content” as defined by NHTSA, cars or trucks sold by “Detroit” automakers such as Chrysler, Ford, or General Motors (GM), could be less American than cars or trucks sold by “Japanese” companies such as Toyota, Honda, or Nissan, despite that they all own and operate major components and assembly plants in the United States According to Thomas H. Klier, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and James M. Rubenstein, a Miami University professor, the -distinction between “American” and “foreign” vehicles is not so clear: Some models produced by the American-owned “Detroit Three” carmakers have a smaller share of domestic parts than models produced by foreign-owned -carmakers.