Scout Motors

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Scout Motors Inc.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
FoundedMay 11, 2022;2 years ago (2022-05-11)
Headquarters
Tysons, Virginia [1]
,
United States
Area served
United States, Canada
Key people
Scott Keogh (CEO)
Products Electric vehicles
Owner Volkswagen Group
Website scoutmotors.com

Scout Motors Inc. is an American automotive company. It is owned by German manufacturer Volkswagen Group, which obtained the Scout brand after acquiring American truck manufacturer Navistar International in 2021.

Contents

Scout Motors was established in May 2022 to produce off-road capable electric vehicles. [2] It is an entirely US-based operation and acts as an independent company, managed separately from Volkswagen with its own executive team. [3] [4] The headquarters is located in Tysons, Virginia. [1] [5]

History

The Scout marque is named after the off-road vehicle International Scout, produced from 1961 to 1980. Volkswagen has owned the Scout trademark since 2020 through its American truck subsidiary Navistar International. [6] [7]

On May 11, 2022, Volkswagen AG announced the creation of a new brand, Scout, dedicated to electric vehicles, designed, developed, manufactured and marketed in the United States. [8] [9] Scott Keogh, CEO of Volkswagen USA, became the first CEO of Scout Motors. [10]

On October 24, 2024, Scout announced it will sell directly to customers and service vehicles itself, following the model adopted by competitors Tesla, Rivian and Polestar, rather than use the Volkswagen dealer network. The National Automobile Dealers Association responded that it will challenge this decision using legal and political means. [11] [12]

Locations

Factory

On March 3, 2023, Scout Motors announced plans to build a $2 billion factory capable of producing 200,000 EVs a year in Blythewood, South Carolina. [13] The factory will employ up to 4,000 people [14] and it will manufacture the Scout Motor's first two vehicles: a mid-size off-road focused SUV and a pickup truck that are scheduled to be launched in late 2027. [15]

R&D

Scout Motors' announced in December 2023 that it would open its first R&D facility sometime in 2024. Scout selected Novi, Michigan as the site of the new facility. Scout Motors indicated that it expects to employ roughly 200 people once the R&D facility becomes operational. [16] [17]

Models

Scout Motors debuted two concepts on October 24, 2024, one of which is the Terra, a pickup truck, and the other is the Traveler, an SUV. They are expected to release in late 2027 as a 2028 model. [18] Reservations are currently available in the United States and Canada. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Henckaerts, Arnaud (12 May 2022). "Volkswagen lance une nouvelle marque aux États-Unis : Scout". Vroom.
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  9. ↑ Golson, Daniel (May 11, 2022). "Volkswagen Revives International Scout as US-Built EV Truck and SUV". CNET.
  10. ↑ Trop, Jaclyn (2022-07-20). "Volkswagen's US CEO steps down to lead its Scout EV brand". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  11. ↑ "Auto dealer groups to challenge Scout Motors' decision to sell directly to consumers". CNBC News. Reuters. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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  14. ↑ Trainor, Chris (2023-03-07). "The Scout electric vehicle plant in the Midlands will hire 4K workers. Where will they come from?". The State. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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  16. ↑ "High-Paying, High-tech Jobs Coming to Novi". Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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