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Scout Motors selects South Carolina for first plant; $2B investment, 200k units per year

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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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Polestar 3 is already on sale with a massive $7,500 purchase incentive

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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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Volkswagen's Scout to Open Research and Development Hub in Michigan

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The automaker recently announced a new Innovation Center in Michigan, where it will house design, engineering, and research efforts for its upcoming EV lineup. The facility will be located in Novi, around 30 miles from Detroit. Magna already handles Fisker Ocean production, making it a somewhat natural choice as a partner for Scout.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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seconds, a top speed of 250 kph (155 mph) and an estimated range of more than 480 km (300 miles), the automaker said. The 3 is a large SUV that utilizes the updated Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform responsible for some of Volvo’s larger products built in Chengdu, China, and Charleston, South Carolina.

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News: 2023 BMW XM PHEV Revealed

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Mating High-Performance Luxury SUV and a Plug. New design direction. The exterior is described by Domagoj Dukec, vice president BMW design, as “an extravagant statement by BMW M (placing it) in the heart of the luxury segment.” The XM debuts what will be the new front end design for BMW luxury models.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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Kai Langer, head of BMW iDesign, suggests eliminating today’s screens can allow BMW to reserve dashboard space for genuine luxury and rich materials, rather than unsightly, man-cave-size screens that are the antithesis of high design. Today’s electric BMWs work hard to top 480 kilometers (300 miles) of driving range.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Kai Langer, head of BMW iDesign, suggests eliminating today’s screens can allow BMW to reserve dashboard space for genuine luxury and rich materials, rather than unsightly, man-cave-size screens that are the antithesis of high design. Today’s electric BMWs work hard to top 480 kilometers (300 miles) of driving range.

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