Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2023

Scout Motors, the recently formed independent company backed by Volkswagen Group ( earlier post , is establishing its first manufacturing plant near Columbia, South Carolina, where it will build electric next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

The company has begun production of its third model, the Polestar 3 SUV, in Chengdu, China. Importantly for US buyers, production is also slated to begin in South Carolina in mid-2024. The company has successfully completed a production test series at its Carolina plant.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Scout Motor’s R&D Center in Detroit and its new factory in South Carolina will open simultaneously in 2026. The automaker’s South Carolina facility will produce Scout’s all-electric SUV and pickup truck. memo, the Volkswagen-backed company also has a product design and engineering hub planned in Novi, Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

The company has completed production of 200 demonstration tires and is pursuing joint evaluation with automakers for use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers (CUVs).

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The EV brand will get both an electric pickup and an SUV, and they’re expected to be introduced in the U.S. although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant. although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Volkswagen made big news when it announced a revival of the iconic American Scout name, and the automaker promised to build electric vehicles under the brand at a facility in South Carolina beginning in 2026. Scout is also ramping up hiring as it wades through the frantic development and growth period ahead of production.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2018

Volvo Cars is launching a new upgraded electrified performance offer called Polestar Engineered, specifically developed for its new 60 Series T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid cars. Today starts a new era of Volvo electrified models enhanced by Polestar’s performance engineering prowess.

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