All it takes is one drive through sunny Sundridge to see the lasting impact of a car dealership that’s been a fixture in the community for the last 94 years. Established in 1932, Mac Lang is one of the oldest Chrysler/Stellantis…
The Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission denied Scout Motors a direct-to-customer dealer license last week, citing the company’s ownership structure as violating state law that prohibits competition with an OEM’s franchise dealers. According to the commission, multiple Volkswagen dealers in Tennessee…
Scout Motors is still preparing to launch its first vehicles, but the Volkswagen-backed automaker is already facing a major legal battle. The dispute centers on its plan to sell vehicles directly to customers rather than through traditional franchised dealerships. That…
Shown is Mid America Motorworks corporate headquarters and museum/retail store in the north part of Effingham after a tornado tore through June 17. The debris and buildings have since all been removed. Shown at Mid America Motorworks is what once…
Volkswagen wants to revive the Scout brand to capture the U.S.
Seven Upstate manufacturers are investing more than $82 million to expand production of Scout Motors vehicles at the automotive manufacturer’s South Carolina plant being built in the Midlands. The manufacturing suppliers and their investments break down as follows: The investments were…
Seven car suppliers located in the Upstate on Wednesday announced they will expand to support electric vehicle maker Scout Motors. Scout said the expansion will create 200 new jobs, an investment of more than $82 million spread across locations in Duncan, Piedmont…
Scout Motors to Name Suppliers in Spartanburg, SC Hoodline Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z) Scout Motors Set to Name Spartanburg Suppliers, Upstate Jobs on the Line State and local leaders are gathering in downtown Spartanburg this morning for a…
Seven Upstate auto parts makers pledge to hire 200 South Carolinians as they expand production to meet the needs of Scout Motors. The companies — Spartanburg Steel, Magna DRIVE, KV Final, Röchling Automotive, Magna Mirrors, Cooper Standard and Bant Boru — announced Wednesday…
Scout Motors is Volkswagen's plan to win over American truck and SUV buyers by borrowing a name they already trust. The original Scout was International Harvester's boxy, tough-as-nails off-roader, built from 1961 to 1980 and remembered fondly on farms and back roads long after the company left the consumer market. Volkswagen acquired the rights through its Traton truck group and in 2022 announced a new, separate American company to bring the badge back on electric trucks and SUVs.
The first products, revealed in 2024, are the Traveler SUV and the Terra pickup, both body-on-frame with styling that nods to the old Scout's upright, honest shapes. Each is offered as a pure battery-electric vehicle or with a gasoline range extender, a hedge that reflects how slowly some truck buyers are warming to plug-in-only life. Scout is headquartered in South Carolina and is building a large factory near Blythewood, north of Columbia, with a growing ring of local suppliers investing to feed it.
Scout has also chosen to sell directly to customers, which has drawn legal fire from dealer groups, and its reservation book opened well before the factory was ready. The timeline matters: the trucks will face the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator, Toyota 4Runner, Rivian R1S and R1T and a wave of electric pickups. Headlines on this page follow plant construction and supplier news, production timing, pricing and specs, the direct-sales fight and Scout's progress toward its first customer deliveries.
Volkswagen's revival of the old International Harvester name: rugged Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, electric or range-extended, built in South Carolina.
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