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Chris Otts

Louisville

Auto Industry Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Autos at @WSJ. previously: @Bagehots '21-22; @WDRBNews @courierjournal. Dadx2. lifetime dishwasher 4 @katieelizcarter. #WhoDat and #RollTide

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  • 4 days ago | wsj.com | Chris Otts

    Embed code copied to clipboardYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Playing0:11 / 1:14Ford Motor still faces difficulties obtaining vital magnets made with rare-earth elements, despite a deal the U.S. struck with China to ease export controls, a company executive said Monday. “It’s hand to mouth—the normal supply-chain scrambling that you have to do,” said Lisa Drake, a vice president overseeing Ford’s industrial planning for batteries and electric vehicles.

  • 4 days ago | jp.wsj.com | Chris Otts

    米自動車大手フォード・モーターは、米中がレアアース(希土類)の輸出規制緩和で合意したにもかかわらず、依然としてレアアース磁石の調達に苦戦している。同社幹部が23日明らかにした。 フォードのバッテリー・電気自動車の製造計画を担当するリサ・ドレイク副社長は記者会見で、「綱渡りの状態だ。常にサプライチェーン(供給網)のやり繰りに奔走している」と述べた。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 1 week ago | buff.ly | Chris Otts

    就在三年前,肯塔基州鲍灵格林市还在庆祝该市有史以来获得的最大一笔工业投资——一家占地广阔的新建电动汽车电池工厂,该工厂将创造2,000个就业岗位。如今,这座工厂建起来了,但就业岗位却没有到位。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 1 week ago | wsj.com | Chris Otts

    Just three years ago, Bowling Green, Ky., was celebrating the largest industrial investment ever made in the city, a new sprawling electric-vehicle battery factory that would create 2,000 jobs. Today, the building is there. The jobs aren’t. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Chris Otts

    6 hours agoCEO: When I meet someone with these 4 traits, I immediately want them to work for me—even if I'm 'not hiring'Think you know what bosses are looking for? Think again.

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Chris Otts @christopherotts
20 Feb 25

RT @NickTimiraos: Used-vehicle shoppers are finding stubbornly high prices at the dealership lot—if they can find a car at all. Part of th…

Chris Otts
Chris Otts @christopherotts
20 Feb 25

Kentucky Fried Chicken is headquartered in Texas, and Texas Roadhouse is headquartered in Kentucky. 🤷‍♂️

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WDRB News @WDRBNews

Kentucky leaders express disappointment as @yumbrands announces KFC move to Texas https://t.co/LTagKJzrlw

Chris Otts
Chris Otts @christopherotts
18 Dec 24

Really excited to make my debut on @WSJ flagship podcast ('longtime, first-time' ...) discussing why @GM is pivoting away from robotaxis. Listen free: https://t.co/WZCRmzn6w6