Wall Street Journal: Apple is recruiting experts from the auto industry, a signal that its efforts to develop an electric car could be gaining ground. Doug Betts, who led global quality at Fiat Chrysler until last year, is now working for the Cupertino, Calif.-based electronics giant but has declined to comment on the position. His LinkedIn profile says he joined Apple in July and describes his title as “Operations-Apple Inc.” with a location in the San Francisco Bay Area but no further specifics. Apple declined to comment on the new hire.