BLYTHEWOOD — South Carolina-based electric vehicle maker Scout Motors has started its transition from building a factory to building vehicles, with plans to hire a few hundred more assembly line workers over the course of the next year.
The Volkswagen subsidiary is nearly finished putting together its first round of 30 to 40 test vehicles and will begin a second round of testing in early 2027, CEO Scott Keogh said Thursday, following a tour of the nearly complete $2 billion assembly plant in Blythewood.
“This is the very first prototype, the prototype that’s working its way out to America to get the software installed, start going on roads, and testing and validating things like durability, things like safety, and all of the electronic hardware,” Keogh said.
Testing will continue in phases throughout 2027. The first vehicles are now expected to hit the market in 2028…