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Scout's Home State Blocks Direct EV Sales. This Bill Might Change That

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors broke ground on its new $2 billion electric vehicle plant in South Carolina last year. That factory is expected to roll out EV and EREV trucks and SUVs in the 2027-2028 timeframe. Scout also wants to skip the dealers and sell directly to you through an online…

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EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can't do it in its home state

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market

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Angry Florida Dealers Sue Scout Over Direct Sales Plan

Scout’s plan to sell its cars directly to consumers is already facing hurdles. A group of Volkswagen and Audi dealers in Florida has filed a lawsuit against Scout, alleging the automaker is already violating the state’s dealer franchise laws, despite not having made any sales. That might not matter in…

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The Auto Industry Emerges From The Tariff War With Just A Flesh Wound

Welcome to Tariff Tuesday, the day when Trump's tariffs are slated to go into effect—except, as per the recent trend in U.S. politics, there are a couple of last-minute wrenches thrown into the mix. The tariffs are now delayed, meaning that the North American auto industry is shielded from feeling…

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Judge rejects Scout leaders’ bid to overturn unlawful killing verdict

Ben Leonard, 16, died while on a trip to North Wales with the Reddish Explorer Scouts from Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 2018.

Evening Standard

General Motors Sounds The Alarm On Trump's Tariffs

To our American readers: Welcome to a new week. You officially have a new president, and he's promised a lot of change over the next four years. Many of his policies target the U.S. auto industry, which is now sweating over the sheer uncertainty that President Donald Trump's plan for tariffs…

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Cupra Will Have Its Own Showrooms in the US

Scout isn't the only Volkswagen Group brand coming to the United States. SEAT's spin-off Cupra marque will arrive here by the end of this decade. CEO Wayne Griffiths says the Spanish brand, which was born just seven years ago, will have its own headquarters and will do business outside the…

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Scout's Range Extenders Will Be Silent: 'You Don't Hear It, You Don't Feel It'

When Scout begins producing the Terra truck and Traveler SUV in a few years, it’ll likely have a critical component from Volkswagen Group. The revived brand will offer range-extended versions of its models, with an engine that charges the battery. Scott Keogh, Scout’s CEO, told Edmunds that it’ll probably source it…

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Scouts embrace rewilding to connect UK teenagers with nature

Adventure centre projects will promote interest in natural world, boosting young people’s wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

Why CES is getting predictable, and the 3 products that managed to stand out

With a focus on AI, the narrative felt all too familiar this year.

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Scout Motors Is 'Highly Confident' It'll Win Battle With Dealers

Dealers are already organizing against Scout Motors. The reborn off-road brand plans to sell its electrified trucks directly to consumers when they launch in 2027, with transparent pricing, digital orders and company-owned stores. The model has been extraordinarily successful for Tesla, and is winning fans for brands like Rivian and…

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California Dealers Preparing to Sue VW Over Scout's Direct Sales Model

Scout Motors hasn't unveiled a production vehicle yet, but Volkswagen dealers in California are already threatening to sue the new manufacturer. Apparently, they aren't happy about the company's plan to nix the traditional dealership model and sell directly to buyers.

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UK’s chief scout calls for annual leave allowance for volunteering

Dwayne Fields said allowing people 35 hours a year for volunteering would make ‘a huge difference’ in happiness and productivity at organisations.

Evening Standard

Rivian's CEO Thinks It Can Be Besties With Scout

Have you thought about how small the EV segment really is? Today, fewer than one in ten new vehicles sold in the U.S. are BEVs. Now start to think about what kind of buyer each EV attracts—you've got high-ranking execs picking up Porsches, glamping outdoorsy folk looking at Rivian and…

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Extended-Range EVs Are The Next Big Thing. Will Drivers Plug Them In?

Extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs, are having a moment.

Evening Standard

HSBC UK staff working with Scouts to help youngsters learn money skills

More than 200 trained HSBC UK employee volunteers are helping Beaver and Cub Scouts build financial literacy skills.

Evening Standard

Young Ukrainian refugees ‘thriving’ and fluent in English after joining Scouts

Artem Horchuck and Yehor Kremnov, both six, became friends after joining their local Squirrels group in Gosport, Hampshire.

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Scout's South Carolina Plant Could Build EVs For Volkswagen And Others

Scout Motors, the off-road, U.S.-centric brand spun off from Volkswagen, is getting ready to root itself in South Carolina. When its $2 billion Palmetto State plant comes online in 2027, it's working to set the brand up for success—and not just with its own two introductory trucks.

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Scout Terra Vs. Rivian R1T: How Do They Compare?

The Scout Terra is here, and it looks great. It’s the better-looking of the two recently revealed Scout prototypes, which the manufacturer says are at about 80% representative of the finished production models. What we’re looking at right now are essentially hand-built design studies—the factory where it will be assembled…

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Just So Everyone's Clear: Scout And Rivian Are Not The Same

What an age of miracles we find ourselves in. The internet is the greatest tool for disseminating information that humanity has ever created, but it also allows anybody to just instantly broadcast whatever is on their mind at any given moment, regardless of how true it is or not. That does…

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Ford F-150 Lightning Production Hits A Speed Bump

The Ford F-150 Lightning was supposed to be the Blue Oval's big EV win. I mean, you take the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., convert it to electric, and unleash it on the masses. Surely that's a recipe for success, right? And in many ways, it has been—just with sales,…

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VW Dealers Call Scout Plans 'Salt In The Wound'

Volkswagen dealers are gearing up for a fight. The company's U.S. retailers are livid over being cut out of VW's new Scout brand, which plans to sell its Terra and Traveler models directly to consumers. So a group of VW dealers is getting ready to challenge VW's plans in court and…

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Ford Is Now Waging A War On Two Fronts

It seems like the competitiveness in the electric vehicle space is finally paying off as battery-powered cars are finally getting cheaper to make. Battery costs are dropping, material costs are down too, and even the average transaction price of new vehicles seems to be stabilizing a bit (although they're still high).

TechRadar

The Scout Terra electric pick-up is a throwback to the golden age of American trucks

Finally, the front bench seat is making a return

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Scout Is Already Planning a Third Model—And It Could Be for Enthusiasts

Update: A Scout spokesperson issued an official statement on the story, saying:

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