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

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2024

This summer, the public will catch a glimpse of an all-electric pickup and an SUV the Volkswagen sub-brand has been developing since its recent inception. While only about 530,000 Scout trucks were built during its 20-year production run, the early Jeep competitor still holds a small but passionate fanbase. Here’s what we know.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

Volvo recently announced that it was delaying European deliveries of the SUV to fix software issues. Volvo will start building the EX30 at its factory in China, but a Belgian facility will take up production in 2025. Production will begin in the U.S. Production will begin in the U.S. Software version 1.2

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In 2015, the company admitted to cheating on emissions standards through the use of its “clean diesel” products , and it later paid out over $9.5 Today, the automaker still hasn’t rebounded to pre-pandemic production levels across vehicle segments in Germany. billion in settlement money to vehicle owners.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last month, Polestar reached a production milestone of 150,000 Polestar 2 units produced since the vehicle entered production in 2020. The automaker will begin building its vehicles with the charging plug starting next spring. The automaker will begin building its vehicles with the charging plug starting next spring.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Scout has shown several teases , giving us small glimpses of an SUV and pickup truck, but there haven’t been any details or actual images of either. However, while we’re excited to see the prototype in a few months, production models are not expected until 2026, so there’s almost no chance that we’ll be getting a test drive anytime soon.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Magna already handles Fisker Ocean production, making it a somewhat natural choice as a partner for Scout. The location will also work with Scout’s production facility in South Carolina, which is currently under construction. The facility will be located in Novi, around 30 miles from Detroit.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 20, 2023

Polestar opened preorders for the 4 a couple of days ago, and production is expected to begin later this year in China. The automaker has been building vehicles in China and exporting them to the U.S., but that could change with the upcoming Polestar 3, which could align with Volvo’s manufacturing presence in South Carolina.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Polestar’s first electric SUV, the Polestar 3 , is expected to begin rolling out in the US in the next few months. Ahead of its debut, Polestar is already offering a massive $7,500 purchase incentive on the new electric SUV. Polestar calls the new EV an “SUV for the electric age.” Both are powered by dual electric motors.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

The 15,000-square-meter building, located in Trollhattan, is said to be focusing on the brand’s powertrain development. The Polestar 5, which will also compete against the Porsche Taycan, is scheduled to go into production in 2024 at a plant in Chongqing, China. The plant is owned by Geely and operated by Polestar.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia. Rimac said the collaboration shows the company’s transition from a “niche high-performance supplier to high-volume production capability.” A significant part of the campus will be dedicated to BMW. “My

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As previously announced, the Scandinavian brand will use a pre-existing Volvo Cars manufacturing facility in South Carolina to build their upcoming Polestar 3. However, their Polestar 2 sedan will likely continue to be manufactured in China alongside other Geely (Polestar parent company) products.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The facility will host six production blocks with up to 90 GWh volume. The company will build vehicles at its $2 billion facility in South Carolina. Scout electric SUV and pickup designs (Source: VW) Once production begins in 2026, VW expects to produce over 200,000 Scout EVs. Thomas, Ontario.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. —Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s CEO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Volvo Cars announced that the next generation of the XC90 large premium SUV will be built in its new manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina from 2021. The South Carolina plant will start production of the next-generation S60 in the fall of 2018.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Polestar has unveiled its all-electric SUV, named the Polestar 3, aiming to enter a highly-competitive market and outpoint potential competitors with comparable offerings, including Tesla, Ford, Rivian, and others. “Polestar 3 reimagines the SUV through premium electric performance and innovative, sustainable technology.

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Teslarati

MARCH 27, 2023

In large part, this will be driven by the expansion of the broadest US product range, including the debuts of the ID.7 VWCV has already announced plans to increase the production of the ID.Buzz , building 44,000 units in Hanover alone. The all-electric Scout SUV will be built in a new $2 billion factory in South Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2013

Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC will produce about 1.2 So far, ZF has invested around €300 million (US$399 million) in building the new location, which is around 130 kilometers (81 miles) north-west of Columbia. Manufacturing 8-speed automatics at Gray Court. Click to enlarge. A total of approx.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

The US government has announced wider tariffs on several categories of Chinese goods, including various green products like solar panels and batteries, medical goods, and in particular an increase of tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100%. This important SUV for us will be built in the USA for U.S.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 8, 2023

. “It’s a complete setback for everything the United States is trying to do to build up its own EV industry and battery supply chain.” production. “And for trucks and SUVS — subject to the 25 percent Chicken Tax — they invested in factories inside the U.S.” market cars.

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