International Harvester ended a 20-year production run of gasoline and diesel-fueled Scout trucks in 1980. When the Volkswagen Group launched Scout Motors in 2022 with two employees, the re-imagining of Scout vehicles began. Fast forward to 2026 and an all-new production center and adjacent supplier park in Blythewood, South Carolina are being prepped for the next milestone. “We’ll have early prototypes coming down the line this year,” Scott Keogh, President and CEO of Scout Motors said March 4, 2026 during an Automotive Press Association event at the company’s innovation center in Novi, Michigan.

Scout Motors’ Traveler SUV and Terra pick-up truck are anticipated to launch production sometime in 2027. Both models will have a battery-electric drivetrain with an optional Harvester energy system to extend the driving range to an estimated 500 miles. As of early 2026, Scout Motors had 160,000 reservations for its all-electric vehicles with a majority of those future buyers requesting a vehicle fitted with the Harvester system. As one visual nod to history, Scout Motors’ electrified vehicles incorporate the original vehicle logo.