VW to Produce EV Pickup Trucks in U.S. Under ‘Scout’ Nameplate
WOLFSBURG, Germany—Pickup trucks have become ground zero in the fight for electric vehicle dominance, with both startups and legacy automakers vying for a share of the lucrative market. Now, Volkswagen Group wants a piece of the action. It plans to launch an EV pickup truck and “rugged SUV” in the U.S. market under the Scout nameplate.
Scout vehicles were produced in Fort Wayne, IN, the 1960s and 1970s by International Harvester Co., which reorganized its truck division as Navistar International Corp. in 1986. Last year, Traton Group, the commercial truck unit of VW, acquired Navistar.