Ottley Group

Ottley Group, better known conventionally as Ottley is a  headquartered in Bülow, South Ranomia. It was founded in 1908 by Hue Ottley, and has since become one of the largest companies in Ozara, being the XXXth largest corporation in the world. The company sells electronics, medical supplies, power, finance, and most notably automobiles, which remains the companies largest market as of 2022. The company has also been the subject of several controversies over the years due to its stance with the South Ranomian government and its policies, as well as several scandals involving the use of child labor and illegal waste dumping. The company is also known for its long standing use of campaigns, particularly against black workers. Ottley has has a rivalry with the Movens Auto Corporation in the automotive industry, which persisted in the modern day.

History
Founded in 1908, the company started out as a united group of engineers who had previously made automobiles independently at auto-shops around Rouville. This federalization made the Ottley-Rouville Motor Company the largest in the city, and soon they begun standardizing production of their products. They pick and chose the best made automobiles made by individual engineers beforehand and assigned them as official products of the company, whilst also discontinuing unprofitable models made by other engineers, who were forced to then make the superior models that were greenlit. Hue Ottley, the first president of the local company, saw the profitability of their increased scale in the market and began to expand their business outwards, soon opening up factories in neighboring towns and eventually neighboring cities as well, branch out to Bülow by 1917, where they also moved their headquarters too. As their profitability grew, the South Ranomian government began to see the potential in their business, and in 1919, they offered a £700 million (£11 billion today) package to the company in order to help get them off the ground and make them a household name. Hue Ottley accepted the package, and with this new government financing, they only hastened their rise. In 1920, they opened an energy division to the company called Ottley Power in order to alleviate the heavy taxes imposed to them by Captain Energy, who were previously responsible for powering their factories. In 1945, Ottley Vita was introduced, a Healthcare division focused on the research and distribution of new medical technology. In 1957, as South Ranomia was getting more involved in foreign affairs and military conflicts, Ottley Defense was founded, which focused on creating military equipment for the South Ranomian Defence Force. It was also in 1957 that Ottley Group was formed. A year later, in 1958, Hue Ottley would pass away and be succeeded by his son, Zacharie Ottley, who took a more hardline stance on the "supremacy of Ranomic engineering". As such, Ottley Motors began to branch out to neighboring countries and foreign markets to showcase their automobiles to new customers. He was also intrigued by new industries to expand to, often demanding that his workers sketch up "ideas" for him to brainstorm, which usually ended up failing. Zacharie was often considered a 'spoiled brat' by many in the company, as he gained wealth from his new position as president and regularly made complaints about minor issues. He was also prone to anger at the slightest criticism, especially from outside voices, which garnered him the nickname Mad Zach. Despite these hurdles, Zacharie managed to keep the company afloat with its new 1960 car models, which brought them a sizable influx of income through the holiday season. Ottley would finally branch out once more with Ottley Finance in 1970, a that allowed them to manage their own money. It also gave Zacharie the excuse to incautiously spend his own fortune of luxury goods. In 1981, Ottley would launch a of the company Driver Mining & its shares in order to liquidate the company. After a year-long lawsuit brought on by Driver's CEO, Driver Mining was absorbed into Ottley Group and rebranded as Ottley Blast Mining. In 1990, Zacharie would be forced to step down from his position, grooming his son, Zacharie Jr, to succeed him as the next president. However, only a year after his investiture, Zacharie Jr. was forced out of his position and replaced by Macaiah Ottley, Hue Ottley's niece. He still holds his position to this day.

Hostile takeovers would continue into the 2000's as South Ranomia faced economic downturn. Ottley Group acquired General Hydraulics, Pannikin, Blitzo Motors, and Shaw-Saxon in the time between 2005 and 2010. While these acquisitions managed to keep the company afloat during the crisis, Ottley was subsequently put into massive debt. In addition, many of the acquired companies were in open rebellion. Shaw-Saxon in particular threatened to file a lawsuit against Ottley, as their internal policy allowed for black people to work, which Ottley threatened to subsequently terminate. In the infamous Shaw-Saxon Automobile Co. vs. Ottley Group legal case, Ottley was able to override Shaw-Saxon's complaint and legally removed their policy of hiring black workers. This left over 1,500~ native Ozarans without a job, and further lead to downturn within the liquidated company. In 2011, South Ranomia stepped in to provide the company with an estimated £700 million bailout, which helped stabilize Ottley's stock by the next year.