Scout Motors Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedMay 11, 2022; 22 months ago (2022-05-11)
Headquarters
Tysons, Virginia[1]
,
United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Scott Keogh (CEO)
ProductsElectric vehicles
OwnerVolkswagen Group
Websitescoutmotors.com

Scout Motors Inc. is an automotive company. Although Scout is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the United's States’s Navistar International, now owned by Germany's Volkswagen Group, it is an entirely US-based operation and acts as an independent company within the Volkswagen family. [2] The brand was established in May 2022 to produce off-road capable electric vehicles.[3] It operates independently and managed separately[4] with its own executive team. The headquarters is located in Tysons, Virginia.[1][5]

History

The Scout marque is named after the off-road vehicle International Harvester Scout, produced from 1961 to 1980, which Volkswagen has owned 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]

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.[11] The factory will employ up to 4,000 people[12] and it will manufacture the Scout Motor's first two vehicles: a small off-road focused SUV and a pickup truck that are scheduled to be launched in late 2026.[13]

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.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tysons-based 'Scout' to make electric vehicles in South Carolina". 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "VW confirms revived Scout will be independently run brand selling EV trucks". 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ Henckaerts Arnaud (12 May 2022). "Volkswagen lance une nouvelle marque aux États-Unis : Scout". Vroom.
  4. ^ Shepardson, David (19 July 2022). "Volkswagen says top U.S. Executive to run new Scout company". Reuters.
  5. ^ "Scout Motors selects South Carolina for production site". Scout Motors Inc. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  6. ^ Florent Ferrière (12 May 2022). "Volkswagen va relancer la marque Scout avec un pick-up électrique". Caradisiac.
  7. ^ Naughton, Keith (2023-03-20). "VW Says There's Never Been a Better Time to Build an EV Factory in the US". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  8. ^ Audric Doche (12 May 2022). "Volkswagen va lancer un 4x4 et un pick-up électriques !". L'Automobile Magazine.
  9. ^ Daniel Golson (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. ^ Stevens, Tim (2023-03-03). "VW-backed Scout Motors to build $2B factory in South Carolina". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Stevens, Tim (2023-03-03). "How Scout Motors plans to bring rugged, retro cred to the EV era". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  14. ^ "High-Paying, High-tech Jobs Coming to Novi". Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  15. ^ White, Emmet (2023-12-15). "Scout Looks North in Building Its New Vehicle R&D Facility". Autoweek. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

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