ATLANTA—Lockheed Martin has added a new epoxy from Magnolia Advanced Materials to its engineering materials and approved products (EMAP) list.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Workers at Volkswagen’s assembly plant here workers voted in favor of union representation in their workplace last week, marking the first time a foreign-owned automotive factory in the South has unionized.

BEIJING—Chinese automotive OEM Xiaomi Automobile Co. has successfully deployed 94 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its assembly plant here.

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, believes there are three key trends to watch.

FREMONT, CA—Bloom Energy Inc. has been awarded up to $75 million in tax credits from the federal government to expand domestic manufacturing of solid oxide fuel cells at its assembly plant here.

WALTHAM, MA—Boston Dynamics has introduced a new, fully electric version of its Atlas humanoid robot.

Yamaha Motor Co.’s flagship factory here is using state-of-the-art automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that address the challenges of assembling motorcycles in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

ANN ARBOR, MI—For the 10th consecutive year, Toyota has been awarded more patents from the United States patent office than any other automaker.

CHATANOOGA, TN—Workers at Volkswagen’s assembly plant here began voting today on whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.

GREENSBORO, NC—The Volvo Group will build a new assembly plant in Mexico to produce heavy-duty trucks for the North American market.