The Scout, a one-time competitor to Ford Broncos and Jeeps that was last sold more than four decades ago, is being resurrected by Volkswagen as a line of all-electric trucks and SUVs
Scout will become its own separate brand offering off-road-oriented electric trucks and SUVs in North America. A Scout SUV and pickup truck are expected to go on sale around 2026."The vehicles will be designed, engineered, and manufactured in the U.S. for American customers," the company said in a statement."To this end, a separate, independent company will be established in the U.S. this year as the Volkswagen Group moves the strong iconic U.S.
See Volkswagen's iconic hippie microbus, but electric 01:24International Harvester reorganized its truck business under the name Navistar in 1986. In 2021, Traton Group, a commercial vehicle subsidiary of Volkswagen Group purchased Navistar and, with it, obtained the rights to the defunct Scout brand.Volkswagen has been shifting aggressively to electric vehicles ever since its embarrassing diesel emissions cheating scandal of 2015.
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