WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen has installed a metal additive manufacturing system at its assembly plant here.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—The Cummins Inc. factory here assembled its 5 millionth turbocharger earlier this month, marking a milestone at the plant, which is on track for a record year of production.

KETTERING, OH—Tenneco will nearly double the workforce at its assembly plant here, adding 300 jobs as part of a $61.5 million expansion project.

NOTTINGHAM, England—A team of Nottingham Trent University researchers are 3D printing replica human vertebrae that can act and feel like real bone tissue to help train spinal surgeons before they go into live operations.

FRANKFURT—Volkswagen is reportedly planning to sell an entry-level electric vehicle for less than 20,000 euros, or approximately $23,000. At a board meeting scheduled for November 16, executives will gather to discuss the automaker's plans to manufacture its I.D.-branded electric vehicles in place of its internal combustion offerings.

GENEVA, Switzerland—Details about watchmaker Tudor's manufacturing operations are scant. However, the company recently allowed a writer from GQ magazine inside one section of its campus to see how Tudor assembles its watches.

TROY, NY—A lot has changed since Hudson Valley Community College built its original manufacturing training center here in 1953. Now, the college is creating a $17 million center where students will learn to use the latest, computer-controlled equipment expected to power American factories into the future.

ANDERSON, SC—Electrolux, which is in the process of expanding its refrigerator assembly plant here, has applied for an exemption to the tariffs being imposed on products from China.

SHEFFIELD, UK—Boeing opened a new assembly plant here Oct. 25, its first in Europe.

SHANGHAI—At ABB’s new factory here, robots will be manufacturing even more robots.