A teaser video featuring a roof-mounted compass is meant to suggest the off-road capabilities of the truck and SUV concepts
We knew they were on the way, and now we know when. Scout Motors will unveil two concept vehicles on October 24, giving us a preview of what to expect when the production EVs begin rolling off the assembly line in South Carolina in 2026.
The announcement came through a teaser video shared on social media, featuring a roof-mounted compass. The stylized Scout logo appears beneath the rotating compass, followed by text that reads, “revealing 10.24.2024.”
That date holds extra meaning for fans of the original International Scout, a rugged off-road competitor to vehicles like the Ford Bronco and an early version of today’s SUVs. The final Scout II was produced on October 24, 1980, when International faced financial difficulties.
The Illinois-based company was restructured and renamed Navistar in 1986. VW gained rights to the Scout name in 2020 when its commercial vehicle division, Traton Group, which also owns MAN and Scania, took over Navistar.
Scout Motors hasn’t shared many technical details about its upcoming vehicles yet, but it has released sketches showing the profile of an SUV with high ground clearance and short overhangs, along with a pickup truck on a longer wheelbase.
Clearly aiming to compete with Rivian, as well as Ford, Chevy, and Jeep, these vehicles will be built at a new $2 billion plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, which can produce up to 200,000 vehicles per year.
While it may seem unusual for VW to revive the Scout name to challenge Rivian, it became even more surprising when VW invested $5 billion in the U.S. automaker earlier this year. Despite this, VW says it is still committed to the Scout brand, and it’s likely Scout models could eventually benefit from Rivian’s technology.
