Question

In September 2023, one company in this industry announced plans to partner with CATL to maintain financial viability. The Inflation Reduction Act stipulates that some products in this industry will not be eligible for a tax credit if they use (15[1])critical minerals. (15[1]-5[1])In November (-5[1])2023, the Senate voted to rescind the Biden Administration’s waiver of (*) Buy (10[1])America (10[1])requirements that would have affected the manufacture of components of this industry. (10[1]-5[1])During a series of negotiations, (10[1]-5[1])an executive in this industry, Jim Farley, argued that his opponents were acting in bad faith regarding a proposed facility extension (-5[1])in Belvidere, Illinois. (10[1])Rich (10[1])Boyer and Shawn Fain led a series of 2023 negotiations against (10[1])companies in this industry which resulted in an immediate 11 percent raise for workers. (10[2])For 10 points, name this industry whose manufacturers include Stellantis and Ford. (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: automotive industry [accept car manufacturing or truck manufacturing or automobile manufacturing; accept electric car industry]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL H2OMissouri B3915
Swapnil GargBerkeley ABerkeley C4115
Will AstonSGV CapitalAuxiliary CLU41-5
Davis JohnsonPurdue BNotre Dame B43-5
Collin NadarajahWUSTL XYZSquidward Community College5510
Stefan VladOttawa BToronto Ray of Sun in the Sky5610
Rayton LinWaterlooMcDouble West-Carleton68-5
Ahmad ElrakhawiRITCornell MATLAB6810
Ryan SunBerkeley BStanford A7310
Sam AlahiIllinois BIndiana73-5
Aiden FeinVanderbiltChicago B94-5
James WangOttawa AOttawa C9710
Robert CondronChicago APurdue A9810
Ryan HappelSIUEMissouri A10910
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame AIllinois A12310
Matthew AmanteNotre Dame BPurdue B12310
Tanuj ChandekarIndianaIllinois B13510
William HoustonChicago BVanderbilt13510
Nick EdwardsMcDouble West-CarletonWaterloo13610
Josh XuAuxiliary CLUSGV Capital13610
Richard NiuCornell RSyracuse+Rochester13610