Scout Motors on Thursday introduced it has damaged floor on a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that might finally produce as much as 200,000 EVs per yr.
The ability in Blythewood, “close to main cities and expertise hubs,” can also be close to the ports of Charleston and Savannah, and it’s attainable {that a} portion of the plant’s output might be exported. Scout is sticking to the late-2026 manufacturing begin that it revealed final yr.
Scout revives a model shaped round nostalgia for vehicles made by Worldwide Harvester from 1960 to 1980—and the model seems to have introduced a complete assortment of classic Scout automobiles out for the opening.
The trendy Scout lineup will embrace vehicles (pickups) and “rugged SUVs,” with “a newly designed all-electric platform, engineered to ship credible functionality and off-road prowess, with a concentrate on floor clearance, method angles, strong axles, payload capability, all-electric vary, and new digital options.”
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A report final yr, citing Scout CEO Scott Keogh, famous that the primary product from the model might be a “rugged utility car,” or RUV, whereas a bigger electrical pickup will observe quickly after.
Scout received’t be a luxurious model, and its merchandise received’t be priced as such. Because the CEO emphasised in that interview, beginning Scout EV costs might be within the $40,000 vary.
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The model has launched little different information but about these merchandise or the platform. In keeping with a November report, VW was contemplating turning to Austria’s Magna quite than utilizing its personal engineering and improvement assets. The model notes that within the U.S., it’s hiring. Like the remainder of the VW Group within the U.S., it is dedicated to the Tesla NACS cost connector.
Volkswagen introduced Scout in 2022 as a model underneath the management of the father or mother firm, not VW of America—permitting the area for a distinct direct-sales mannequin. Introduced on the peak of heightened demand for EVs, it was a whole shock to VW’s U.S. sellers, who had reportedly been asking for an electrical truck. The VW model’s solely U.S. EV stays the ID.4, though the ID.7 hatchback and long-awaited ID.Buzz electrical van are each arriving quickly.