(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Volkswagen Group will build its own production plant in the
United States for its new Scout brand rather than collaborating
with a partner, industry publication Automobilwoche reported on
Friday, citing company sources, trend reports with reference to reuters .
Volkswagen said last May it planned to reintroduce the Scout
off-road brand, creating a separate, independent company to build
Scout trucks and SUVs starting in 2026 that will be designed,
engineered, and manufactured in the United States for U.S.
customers.
Automobilwoche had reported in November that the carmaker was in
talks with Foxconn, which has expanded into building electric
vehicles (EVs) for auto brands, and Magna International subsidiary
Magna Steyr about building a joint plant.
Building its own plant was the least likely option, the
publication reported at the time, also citing company sources.
Volkswagen is expanding its existing U.S. plant in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, to produce the ID. Buzz. However, the Scout brand will
build off-road electric pick-up trucks and SUVs that require a new
platform and the Chattanooga plant does not have enough space to do
it all, a source told Reuters last May.
A spokesperson for Volkswagen said that a decision on whether to
open a plant for Scout had not yet been made but that production
was still due to begin 2026 as previously stated.
Volkswagen-owned Audi's CEO Markus Duesmann said in an interview
on Friday that the premium brand could build a plant in the U.S.
either alone or together with the Volkswagen Group for EVs, though
no decision had been made on that either.
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