Scout Motors breaks ground on Blythewood facility
The $2 billion investment is set to bring 4,000 jobs to South Carolina. Scout Motors’ CEO expects the vehicles to be hitting the roadways of the Palmetto State by 2027.
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market with a carefully cultivated experience that will allow some customers to buy the company’s vehicle in minutes on an app and then use it to handle everything after from repairs to updates and upgrades.
The $2 billion investment is set to bring 4,000 jobs to South Carolina. Scout Motors’ CEO expects the vehicles to be hitting the roadways of the Palmetto State by 2027.
The Governor’s Economic Summit stressed the importance of electric vehicles to the future of South Carolina, especially with the addition of Scout Motors coming to nearby Blythewood.
Scout Motors is bringing its first manufacturing plant to Blythewood. The company says it will build an all electric next generation trucks and SUVs and the $2 billion investment will bring thousands of jobs to the Midlands.