Volkswagen is resurrecting Scout as an electric American truck
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Volkswagen is planning to relaunch the Scout brand with a lineup of electric SUVs and pickups built in the United States.
Scouts were previously sold by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980 and Volkswagen currently the rights to the name through its purchase of Navistar, which is the successor of International Harvester.
Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that production would begin in 2026 with the goal of building over 250,000 vehicles annually that would compete against the Ford Bronco lineup, Jeep, Rivian and Land Rover.
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