Scout Motors touts benefits of being a Volkswagen Group-backed startup

A convoy of original Scout vehicles drove from Fort Wayne, Ind., where International Harvester built one of the industry’s first SUVs, to Blythewood.

February 16, 2024 05:03 PM

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Volkswagen Group is determined to keep Scout Motors free and independent, but the upstart automaker is already discovering the benefits of the mothership's vast resources.

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