STUTTGART—Mercedes-Benz AG presented Pope Francis with a G-Class “Popemobile” during a ceremony in Vatican City.

DETROIT—General Motors is selling its stake in a nearly completed battery cell plant in Lansing, MI, to its joint-venture partner, LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc.

STUTTGART—Mercedes-Benz engineers are working on new EV technology, such as next-generation brakes, electric drives and photovoltaic body panels.

MUNICH—BMW AG has unveiled Automated Driving In-Plant technology at its assembly plant in Dingolfing, Germany.

AMSTERDAM—Stellantis has unveiled its STLA Frame platform for full-size body-on-frame pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. has unveiled a demonstration production line for all-solid-state batteries at its R&D center in Sakura City.

ESPOO, Finland—Donut Lab, a subsidiary of EV start-up Verge Motorcycles, has developed a platform of components that it says can be used to build a variety of products that roll, float or fly.

IRVINE, CA—Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group have formed a joint venture that will develop next-generation electrical architectures and software for electric vehicles.

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. has outlined a new production initiative that it plans to implement worldwide over the next five years.

BERKELEY, CA—Battery-electric ships could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, according to a recent study conducted by Berkeley National Laboratory.