CHANGWON, South Korea—Automation has enabled LG Electronics to boost productivity, decrease defects and increase safety at its appliance assembly plant here.

SPARTANBURG, SC—A java green metallic X6 M rolled off the line at the BMW’s assembly plant here on Sept. 30—30 years after the automaker broke ground to build the factory.

GRANITEVILLE, SC—Bridgestone’s factory here has become the first tire manufacturing facility in America to earn the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS recognition for its use of sustainable raw materials to replace synthetic rubber.

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. has established a strategic partnership with Hanwa Co. to ensure a stable supply of essential metals for electric vehicle batteries.

QUERETARO, Mexico—Bosch Rexroth, a supplier of drive and control technologies, is building a new $155 million assembly plant here.

ISLANDIA, NY—Festo Didactic and SICK have created a new training program to teach students the latest thinking and technology related to robot safety.

PLÜDERHAUSEN, Germany—Crane Electronics Group has opened a new sales and service facility here to serve customers and distributors throughout Europe. Located near Stuttgart, the new facility includes an onsite calibration laboratory.

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen Group plans to automate 20 to 30 percent of production at its new Trinity assembly plant under construction here.

Rivian Automotive is recalling more than 12,000 vehicles – nearly every EV it has made to date – to double-check that a fastener in the vehicles' steering assembly was properly tightened. The defect involves a fastener in the front suspension that may not have been tightened fully in some vehicles.

MOSCOW—Nissan will hand over its business in Russia to a state-owned entity for 1 euro ($0.97), taking a loss of around $687 million. The decision marks the latest costly exit from the country by a global company.