SODECIA AAPICO JV to build new plant in South Carolina supporting Scout Motors On December 2, 2025, the recently formed SODECIA AAPICO joint venture (Sodecia Aapico JV), announced that it would invest USD 120 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The new facility will be used to manufacture advanced ladder frames for Scout Motors, which is currently building its own production center in nearby Blythewood...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/04

Audi planning to build large electric SUV on Scout platform in U.S. Audi is planning to expand its U.S. operations by developing a large electric SUV with a range extender option on Scout Motor’s rugged body-on-frame platform used by the Scout Terra and Traveller, and produced at Scout’s plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, beginning by late 2027, according to sources familiar with the matter. Audi’s new electric SUV will be designed with a...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/18

Scout Motors selects Charlotte, North Carolina for corporate headquarters site On November 13, Scout Motors announced it has selected Charlotte, North Carolina, as the home of its corporate headquarters. The action marks a key milestone for Scout Motors as it establishes a central hub for leadership and innovation in advance of the start of production for the Scout Traveler SUVs and Scout Terra trucks, targeted to begin in 2027. The Charlotte hea...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/14

Scout Motors building USD 300 million supplier park at South Carolina plant On September 18, Scout Motors announced it is making an additional investment of USD 300 million investment in South Carolina to build a Supplier Park on the site of its Production Center in Blythewood.  Located adjacent to the main Production Center buildings, the Supplier Park will serve as a central logistics and production hub, spans nearly 200 acres, and will featur...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/20

T-Roc compact SUV was also presented. Although Audi will not present all-new vehicles, the carmaker will unveil the Concept C, which was presented in Milan, Italy on September 2. Porsche will showcase 11 kW wireless EV charging with Cayenne full-size electric SUV, which is set for release in 2026. Scout Motors will present its Terra pickup truck concept. Skoda will showcase its Epiq urban SUV showcar. SEAT will showcase its Cupra Raval electric ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/09

Scout Motors to source batteries from PowerCo’s plant in Canada On September 7 at the IAA Mobility show, Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh told reporters that PowerCo would be awarded the battery contract for the new Terra pickup and Traveler SUV, which he said are on track to begin production at a new plant under construction in Blythewood, South Carolina, in late 2027. While saying that the company has already awarded a majority of the parts and m...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/09

Scout Motors redesigning components of Traveler, Terra to reduce rare earth content On June 18, Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh said the new automaker is re-engineering some components for its upcoming Traveler SUV and Terra pickup to reduce the need for rare earth materials, an issue that has become critical to the auto industry and taken center stage in U.S. trade negotiations with China. Keogh said Scout is exploring adjustments to brakes and dri...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/18

AAM to supply Scout Motors with front electric drive units, rear e-Beam axles American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) announced it has secured an agreement with Scout Motors to supply front electric drive units (EDUs) and rear e-Beam axles for the launch of the all-new electric Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. Both the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup truck will be built on a body-on-frame chassis and configurable with 100% batt...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Scout Motors reveals specs for all-new Traveler SUV and Terra pickup with BEV, EREV options On February 13, Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh shared some specs for the upcoming Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup, in both BEV, and EREV hybrid form which will be known as Harvester models. Keogh said the Harvesters will have a battery capacity of around 60 to 70 KWh, about half of the 120 to 130 KWh battery that will power the BEV versions of Scou...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/19

Scout Motors updates South Carolina production plant progress On February 14, multiple sources reported that Scout Motors continues to make significant strides in the construction of its state-of-the-art production plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Originally announced in March 2023, the 1,100-acre facility represents a USD 2 billion investment, poised to generate over 4,000 permanent jobs and produce up to 200,000 vehicles annually beginning ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/15

Ford plans to offer EREV variants within lineup, including Super Duty Ford plans to offer extended-range electric vehicles (EREV) versions of its sport utility vehicles, crossover models and its big Super Duty pickup, according to a report citing sources familiar with the matter, with the first ones coming in 2027. EREVs have a large battery and electric motors, as well as a gasoline-powered generator to recharge the battery, though the wheels ar...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/06

nal import duties. According to a report in German media, several people familiar with the matter say that the group is now considering setting up production for at least some models by both brands in the U.S. While there was no mention of specific models or timeframe, the report points out the new Scout Motors plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, which will manufacture the Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, could be used for Audi production, suggest...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/31

CES 2025: VW’s Scout Motors sees reservations for EREV hybrid versions surpass demand for pure EVs On January 7, Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh said at CES 2025 that what most U.S. car buyers want from the new brand is its models equipped with a gasoline-fueled engine to back up the battery. Scout was originally conceived as a pure EV brand, but as sales of those vehicles are slowing, Scout in October added plug-in hybrid versions of its two mode...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/10

Scout Motors introduces Traveler SUV, Terra pickup ahead of 2027 production On October 24, Scout Motors introduced production-intent concepts of its upcoming Traveler SUV and Terra pickup ahead of initial production, now scheduled for 2027, that will take place at a new plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, with a peak annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles. Pricing on the base Traveler SUV will start as low as USD 50,000 with available incentives, S...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/26

Scout Motors and Rivian Automotive vehicle comparisons On October 24, Scout Motors introduced a pair of new electric vehicles, the mid-size Terra pickup and Traveller SUV, that appear to be noticeably larger than the mid-size Rivian R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The unibody Rivian vehicles have been in production in Normal, Illinois since 2021, while the Scout pair will enter production as body-on-frame vehicles at a new plant in Blythewood, South Caro...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/26

Scout Motors to reveal electric SUV, pickup on October 24 On September 3, Scout Motors posted on social media that it will reveal its first vehicles on October 24 in Nashville, Tennessee. Scout said the reveal date is 44 years after production of the International Harvester Scout II ended on October 21, 1980. The first Scout was built November 30, 1960. Few details about the electric Scout SUV and pickup have been announced except that the body-o...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/04

, Product strategy, Performance programs) Products (Design identity for the brand, Quality programs) Chinese market (3.2 million vehicles built, with an increase of 23% of EVs. Audi reached a record revenue in the country North American market (Big growth potential, with the rebranding of the brand Scout for EV SUVs for the US in a plant in North Carolina, and the battery cell plant in St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada) CARIAD (the software company w...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/15

joint licensing solutions, announced that all car, bus, and truck manufacturing brands in the Volkswagen (VW) Group are taking part as licensees in the Avanci 5G Vehicle licensing program. All VW Group manufacturing brands, such as Audi, Bentley, CUPRA, Lamborghini, MAN, Navistar, Porsche, Scania, Scout Motors, SEAT, Škoda Auto, Volkswagen, and VW Truck & Bus, are licensed to essential patents for 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G technologies, provided by mo...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/21

Scout Motors breaks ground on EV truck plant in Blythewood, South Carolina On February 15, Scout Motors had a ground breaking ceremony for its future EV truck plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, ahead of a debut of its models later this year.  When the plant is complete and fully operational, by late 2026, Scout expects the new facility to produce more than 200,000 electric trucks per year.  Scout will acquire battery cells from an outside sup...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/16

VW, Audi, Porsche, Scout Motors to implement NACS in future EVs On December 19, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Scout Motors announced their planned implementation of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) across all their future products in the North American region, beginning in 2025.  To enable existing customers with a Combined Charging System (CCS) charging port to access the Tesla network of more than 15,000 Superchargers, the brands ar...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/20