Scout

Jan Spies, key exec behind Scout factory and several VW plants globally, dies at 54

Scout Motors Chief Production Officer Jan Spies, left, speaks during the brand's groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 15, 2024 in Blythewood, S.C.
Scout Motors Chief Production Officer Jan Spies, left, speaks during the brand's groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 15, 2024, in Blythewood, S.C. Scout CEO Scott Keogh, center, and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster look on. (SCOUT MOTORS)
January 29, 2025 10:10 PM

Jan Spies, Scout Motors’ chief production officer and a veteran Volkswagen Group manufacturing executive, died Jan. 26. He was 54.

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