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The Scout off-road brand is due to make a comeback as a full EV brand, VW bought the rights & will relaunch the brand in the US with production cars in 2026.

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Volkswagen to Bring Back the Scout as an EV Brand

One of the first SUVs will return to the U.S. in its original form and as an EV pickup

Sometimes, there’s good news in the world and today is one of those times: Volkswagen’s board of directors are expected to approve a plan Wednesday to bring back the Scout, this time as an EV brand with an SUV and pickup truck to kick off the new line.

Updated Wednesday, May 11, 3:27 p.m. EST - The reincarnation of the Scout is official according to a press release from VW. According to Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG:

After Volkswagen’s successful turnaround in the U.S., we are now taking the opportunity to further strengthen our position in one of the most significant growth markets for EVs. Electrification provides a historic opportunity to enter the highly attractive pick-up and R-SUV segment as a Group, underscoring our ambition to become a relevant player in the U.S. market.

Can you even believe it! This fantastic news comes to us via the Wall Street Journal:

Under the plan, which previously hasn’t been reported, the German company, a minnow in the U.S. but one of the largest auto makers in the world, is planning to launch a new Scout-branded electric sport-utility vehicle and a Scout electric pickup truck.

VW’s board of directors is expected to approve the plan on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the meeting’s agenda. The plan would see Scout operate as a subsidiary of VW in the U.S. alongside other VW brands—Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley.

The move would mark the first time that VW has created a new brand based in the U.S. VW’s leadership hopes the Scout name can help the company break into the hard-fought and highly profitable American market for big SUVs and pickup trucks. VW hopes to eventually sell up to 250,000 Scout-branded vehicles a year in the U.S., with production set to start in 2026, the people said.

International Harvester sold the proto-SUV Scout from 1961 to 1980, with the truck maker going belly up in 1985 after nearly 80 years of production. VW acquired what was left of International in 2020 with its purchase of Navistar International Corp. The Scout was a four-wheel drive alternative to the Jeep or Land Rover beloved to this day by enthusiasts for its rugged blocky design and expansive interior.

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Volkswagen To Bring Back The Scout As An EV Brand [Update] - Jalopnik

Sometimes, there’s good news in the world and today is one of those times: Volkswagen’s board of directors are expected to approve a plan Wednesday to bring back the Scout, this time as an EV brand with an SUV and pickup truck to kick off the new line.
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Scout Is Coming Back With a New Website

The revival of the automotive brand’s website is finally live, along with a community forum.

Volkswagen has never understood the U.S. market, but that may soon change with the revival of the offroad brand Scout for us Americans. While we await the revival of the off-road brand as an EV, the company has gone and launched its website, a community forum, and dropped job postings.

When visiting the site, Scoutmotors.com, you’ll be greeted by huge words saying “The World Needs More Scouts,” along with an image of a desert landscape. Under that is what looks to be a poem or a motivational poster or something. I don’t exactly know.

To honor where we’ve come from.

To unlock the potential of what lies ahead.

To show our land the respect it deserves.

To lift up our communities and haul their heaviest burdens. To lead the charge into the great unknown.

Scouts go first. Scouts go farther. Scouts always come back to lead the way. We are carrying on that everlasting spirit. We are Scout Motors.

We’re making the next generation of all-electric trucks and rugged SUVs for American drivers.

Scroll down, and you’ll see a new teaser, shown above. It appears to be the front of what I’m assuming to be a Scout SUV from the front. And it looks huge. Like, bigger than a Land Rover Defender huge.

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2026 Scout SUV teased on new company website

Volkswagen-owned Scout Motors gives an early glimpse at its first modern day off-roader

The resurrection of the International Harvester Scout has gained added momentum with the launch of a new Scout Motors website, upon which the Volkswagen-owned brand has teased the first in what officials say will be a series of new electric SUV and pick-up truck models in a darkened image.

Planned for customer sales in 2026, the initial modern-day Scout is described on the website as possessing a “strong stance and upright posture reminiscent of classic Scout models”.

Depicted in a front-end view, it rides on large off-road tyres and appears to possess substantial ground clearance.

A high-set bonnet with distinctive contouring, square-shaped exterior mirrors, an upright glasshouse and roof rails – elements that typically distinguished the original line of Scout models produced between 1961 and 1980 – are also evident on the new SUV.

Volkswagen’s plans to resurrect the Scout brand were made official in May 2022. The Virginia-based car maker is headed by former CEO of Volkswagen USA, Scott Keogh, who says it plans to sell up to 250,000 cars annually by the end of the decade.

No details have been released on the technical aspects of the new line-up of Scout models.

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Volkswagen’s new US-only brand Scout is getting closer to reality

The re-born Scout brand will produce rugged, all-electric trucks and SUVs

As you may or may not be aware, Volkswagen now owns the rights to the name ‘Scout’ that previously adorned International Harvester’s SUV built in the 1960s and 70s.

VW intends to use said name to launch a new sub-brand that’ll build all-electric SUVs and pickup trucks for the American market, and that plan has now taken another step forward, with Scout launching its website and releasing new teaser images of its intended EVs.

“Clean, bold, and intuitive, the new Scout website gives consumers a glimpse of the company's future branding and design direction,” says a press release from the newly-formed company.

“The website boasts an honest style and an intuitive user interface that is easily navigated.”

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Volkswagen’s new US-only brand Scout is getting closer to reality

The re-born Scout brand will produce rugged, all-electric trucks and SUVs
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First glimpse of the upcoming Scout electric 4x4

The work on the re-imagined Scout EV icon is progressing rather fast judging by the first photo released by the company. Although it is just a silhouette, it is enough to realize this isn’t going to be a dress-up party, this is going to be a real deal off-road electric truck.

Big wheels with knobbly tires, huge ground clearance without any diffs in sight - this is a heavy duty electric 4x4. You can tell the gap between the fender and the wheel is there to accommodate substantial wheel travel. The body is rounded just enough to retain the classic boxy look - VW is playing a careful game here, after all Scout is an American icon.

From what we can glimpse from this one photo, the design stays true to the first sketches VW released a while back when it announced it was reviving the Scout brand. Many people worried that the company was going to bring the Amarok to the US and sell it as Scout after some cosmetic work but the company from day one was adamant that the Scout was going to be an all new and purpose built high performance 4x4.

The car is planned to be released in 2026 with two bodies - full-size pickup truck and an SUV with a slightly shorter wheelbase. Will it be a “body on frame”? There aren’t any details available as yet but the Scout will need to compete with the likes of Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV. When the Scout gets to the market, it will be a busy place.

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First glimpse of the upcoming Scout electric 4x4

Scout Motors just released the very first image of its upcoming electric 4x4 and it’s a good looking truck.
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At $20,000, Could This 1961 International Scout 80 Prove to be a Simple Pleasure?

The seller says the truck will make “a great summer roadster when the weather warms up.”

Of course, there are a number of old cars and trucks that aren’t around all that much anymore that definitely are desirable. I think we can count among those this 1961 International Harvester Scout 80. In fact, and in an odd happenstance, the Scout name is so revered that Volkswagen is planning on bringing it back as some sort of retro-styled electric SUV. This one, though, is the OG.

Considering its descriptive name, it’s no surprise that Fort Wayne, Indiana-based International Harvester made its fame building agricultural equipment. The company also made both heavy and light-duty trucks targeting commercial and farm buyers. In 1960, IH introduced another vehicle aimed at the farming community, a small 4X4 that the company intended would tap into the same market as Willys’ Civilian Jeep.

Like the CJ, the original Scout 80 was a simple, no-frills truck that could be used on the farm or on the road. According to the ad, this one has been fully restored with new upholstery, powder-coated wheels, refreshed brakes, and new wiring. It features the Travel-Top full cabin cap and the slider windows for the doors—the Scout being too simple to even rate wind-up windows.

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At $20,000, Could This 1961 International Scout 80 Prove To Be A Simple Pleasure? - Jalopnik

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Scout has completed its restoration and wants it gone to make way for the next Scout project. Let’s see if its price is just as restorative.
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VW will build its own new factory to make Scout pickup trucks and SUVs in the US

Volkswagen is getting more and more serious about making a dent in the nascent electric pickup truck market in the US. It picked up (excuse the cheap pun) the brand Scout through a merger in 2020, and plans to use it as a spinoff that will focus on solely making "true American" electric SUVs and pickup trucks.

And according to a new report today, Volkswagen will build its own, entirely new factory in the US to make the Scout brand vehicles. Previously, it was thought that the company would contract out manufacturing to the likes of Foxconn or Magna.

Now though, "business circles" have told Automobilwoche that Volkswagen is taking matters directly into its own hands. This should tell you how serious the company is about making Scout a successful enterprise.

The first two Scout-branded vehicles are set to enter production in 2026 - one will be an electric pickup truck, the other a "robust SUV". The new Volkswagen factory may 'conceivably' also produce Audi vehicles.

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VW will build its own new factory to make Scout pickup trucks and SUVs in the US

Scout will compete with Ford's F-150 Lightning and Stellantis' RAM brand in the electric pickup truck space.
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Volkswagen Is Building a Scout Factory in South Carolina

The legendary 4x4 brand revived by VW Group will build all-electric SUVs in the Palmetto State starting in 2026.

Scout, Volkswagen’s newly revived electric off-road vehicle spinoff, has officially found a home for its production facility. In a tweet, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced that Scout will break ground on an all-new plant in his state.

Gov. McMaster said the $2-billion plant in Blythewood, South Carolina will bring around 4,000 jobs to the palmetto state. According to Reuters, the factory should be capable of producing about 200,000 Scout EVs per year when it’s fully up and running. The new factory, built on 1,100 acres of land, will be located about 350 miles from Volkswagen’s current plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The outlet reports that groundbreaking is planned to start in the middle of 2023, and the facility should be up and running for Scout production by the end of 2026.

Last May, VW surprised the world by announcing it would re-introduce the Scout brand, which was used on International Harvester 4x4s and pickup trucks from 1960 to 1980. The new Scout will exclusively build all-electric SUVs as part of Volkswagen’s turn to full electrification. It would also provide a new range of utility vehicles for VW Group: As Reuters explains, SUVs now account for roughly 80 percent of U.S. sales for VW and Audi. Volkswagen has not had a pickup truck in its lineup since the Rabbit-based Caddy was discontinued in the 1980s.

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Volkswagen Is Building a Scout Factory in South Carolina

The legendary 4x4 brand revived by VW Group will build all-electric SUVs in the Palmetto State starting in 2026.
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VW's Scout Motors will build its EV factory in South Carolina

Last week we heard that, despite rumors that it would go the contract manufacturing route, VW chose to build a new factory for its newly revived Scout brand, which is going to make pickup trucks and SUVs for the US market. And today, the VW offshoot itself announced the location.

Scout Motors will build its factory in South Carolina. It will be a $2 billion investment, and groundbreaking at the site is expected to take place in mid-2023, while production is projected to commence by the end of 2026. Scout says there's potential for 4,000 or more permanent jobs on site, and when the plant is at full capacity it will be able to churn out more than 200,000 Scout EVs per year.

South Carolina is the No.1 state in the US for export sales of both completed passenger vehicles and tires, housing over 500 automotive-related companies and 75,000 industry employees.

The site Scout chose spans approximately 1,600 acres, of which the plant itself will occupy 1,100 acres. It's in a strategic location close to Charleston, Charlotte, Greenville, and Atlanta.

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VW's Scout Motors will build its EV factory in South Carolina

It's going to be a $2 billion investment.
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Volkswagen targets 200,000 Scout EV 4x4s at new US factory

New brand from German giant to take on Rivian with American-built electric 4x4 inspired by old IH Scout

The electric resurrection of the International Harvester Scout will be built in South Carolina, the US, in volumes that could hit as high as 200,000 per year.

Production at Scout Motors’ first manufacturing plant is projected to start at the end of the 2026. Its Rivian-rivalling electric 4x4, arriving with SUV and pick-up variants, will “hark back” to the IH Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980.

The news follows a $2 billion (£1.66bn) investment for the Volkswagen Group-owned brand, with 4000 jobs set to be created at the factory.

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Volkswagen targets 200,000 Scout EV 4x4s at new US factory | Autocar

New brand from German giant to take on Rivian with American-built electric 4x4 inspired by old IH Scout
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Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors embrace Tesla's NACS Plug

Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors have finally committed to the North American Charging Standard (NACS) starting in 2025. The announcement, made today, is seen by many as a move necessary for survival in a market where Tesla has set the standard for over a decade.

The move will grant Volkswagen Group vehicles access to over 15,000 Tesla Superchargers across North America.

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Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors embrace Tesla's NACS Plug

Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors join the NACS revolution, aiming to tap into Tesla's extensive Supercharger network from 2025. Is this a strategic leap or a mere game of catch-up in the fast-paced EV industry?
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Scout Motors CEO On Creating The Levi’s Of Electric Trucks, Staying True To The Brand’s History

Following the factory groundbreaking in South Carolina, we sat down with Scout’s CEO and head of production to learn about the brand’s philosophy and plans.

Volkswagen Group made huge waves a few years ago when it announced the revival of the venerated Scout name for a new fully electric truck and SUV that would be built in America. Yesterday I traveled to Blythwood, South Carolina, to witness the groundbreaking of Scout’s new factory, which will be built on a 1,110-acre plot of land and begin production in 2026. After the ceremony, our group of journalists got to sit down at a roundtable with Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh and head of production Dr. Jan Spies to learn more about the new Scouts, the facility and the company’s philosophy as a whole.

Keogh begins by talking about how the original International Harvester Scout “basically invented the category that became the American SUV,” pointing out that even the Scout name was mimicked by other SUVs that came after. “Scout means to go first — then you had the Explorer, and 4Runner, and Discovery, and Blazer and Trailblazer,” says Keogh, “it’s like the Godfather, it’s the prototype, it’s a great place to start. Even if you’ve never heard of it, ‘Scout’ is a positive thing and has a meaning for itself.”

The new Scouts will ride on a bespoke body-on-frame platform that’s not shared with any other Volkswagen Group products, which Keogh says was the result of a lot of debate. “From a design point of view, it allows you to set the proportions up well aesthetically,” he says, “we want to build something that’s highly robust and highly capable.” Keogh adds that the frame will have a “smart solution for executing the battery concept,” but doesn’t go into any further details. Magna Steyr, the company that manufactures the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, will assist with the Scout’s development. As for whether the platform could be used by other brands in the future, Keogh says there are currently no plans, but the possibility is there.

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Scout Motors CEO On Creating The Levi’s Of Electric Trucks, Staying True To The Brand’s History

Following the factory groundbreaking in South Carolina, we sat down with Scout’s CEO and head of production to learn about the brand’s philosophy and plans.
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