Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. —Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s CEO.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2021

Polestar has announced that its first all-electric SUV, called Polestar 3, is due in 2022 and will be built in the U.S. The company won’t be building a new factory, however; it plans to build the Polestar 3 for U.S. customers alongside Volvo Cars vehicles at Ridgeville, South Carolina.

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Teslarati

MARCH 5, 2023

The EV division of Volkswagen’s Scout Motors brand officially announced that its first electric vehicle would be a $40,000 SUV. The all-electric Scout SUV will be built in a new $2 billion factory in South Carolina. Volkswagen did not elaborate more on its upcoming $40k electric SUV under the Scout name.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2013

Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC will produce about 1.2 So far, ZF has invested around €300 million (US$399 million) in building the new location, which is around 130 kilometers (81 miles) north-west of Columbia. Manufacturing 8-speed automatics at Gray Court. Click to enlarge. A total of approx.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 3, 2023

Production is expected to begin by the end of 2026 at a new factory that will have a maximum capacity of over 200,000 vehicles a year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

With the decisions for cell production in Canada and a Scout site in South Carolina we’re fast-forwarding the execution of our North American strategy. The decision to expand the PowerCo cell production ramp-up from Europe to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Group in North America.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

Volvo Cars chose June 5 – World Environment Day – to commence production of its new electric flagship SUV, the EX90, at its plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The EX90 is proudly manufactured in the USA and reflects our long-term commitment to our people in South Carolina and the broader US market.”

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Scout CEO Scott Keogh recently shared that the first all-electric Scout SUV mules are expected to debut by the third quarter of 2024. Volkswagen plans for Scout to release an SUV and a pickup truck in the United States to penetrate the market. Scout’s $40,000 SUV will be built in a new factory in South Carolina.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The EV brand will get both an electric pickup and an SUV, and they’re expected to be introduced in the U.S. although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant. although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Scout aims to build a new Research and Development (R&D) Center in suburban Detroit, which is expected to create 200 jobs in the area. Scout Motor’s R&D Center in Detroit and its new factory in South Carolina will open simultaneously in 2026. Scout will launch an all-electric SUV in the United States market.

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Electrek

MARCH 13, 2023

Thomas, Ontario, as the home for its first North American EV battery cell plant Monday, after revealing its rugged electric SUV and pickup line Scout will build EVs in South Carolina. Volkswagen has officially selected St. The initiatives are part of the the VW Group’s broader North American EV strategy.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Volkswagen made big news when it announced a revival of the iconic American Scout name, and the automaker promised to build electric vehicles under the brand at a facility in South Carolina beginning in 2026. The automaker’s order adds up to $492 million, or 450 million euros to develop and produce the vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

Volvo recently announced that it was delaying European deliveries of the SUV to fix software issues. Volvo will start building the EX30 at its factory in China, but a Belgian facility will take up production in 2025. The Volvo EX30 promises to be one of the most affordable new EVs on the market, but it’s not quite ready for primetime.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Scout Traveler 4×4 SUV Concept gets a split tailgate From launch the Terra and Traveler EVs will be able to cover up to 560km on a single charge, while versions with a range-extender added – using a small combustion-powered generator – will be able drive up to 805km with a 100 per cent charge and a full tank of fuel.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Scout has shown several teases , giving us small glimpses of an SUV and pickup truck, but there haven’t been any details or actual images of either. The automaker recently released a short teaser video , and while details are scarce, the end states that the first model is due this summer.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

“Polestar remains confident of a stronger second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter as sales of the two premium SUVs build,” the company writes in the release. Polestar also began delivering the Polestar 4 this month, its first effort in the SUV coupe segment with a range of up to 620 km (~385 miles).

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The third bespoke model, which is also Polestar’s first electric SUV, has a lot riding on its success in multiple markets. The Polestar 3 is a new SUV from the Geely-owned EV brand, initially announced in October 2022. It will be the first SUV from Polestar ($PSNY) and its first model built on US soil – South Carolina, to be exact.

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2024

Ahead of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix on Sunday morning, X user AdamUCF spotted the Rivian advertisement on TV, highlighting a handful of shots of the recently refreshed R1S SUV and R1T pickup. Rivian denies report alleging that R2 may be produced at Volkswagen’s South Carolina plant What are your thoughts?

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The German automaker also has plans to build a $2 billion BEV factory in South Carolina, which is expected to begin production in 2026. The plant will bring back the Volkswagen Scout as a BEV brand, along with other vehicles in the SUV and pickup segments.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Volkswagen has inked a deal with Austrian off-road specialist Magna Steyr to help it develop it next-generation all-electric SUV and pick-up that will be launched under the iconic Scout brand. Replicating what Magna Steyr did for INEOS Automotive with its Grenadier, work is already said to have begun on both the SUV and pick-up.

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EV Specifications

JUNE 5, 2024

Volvo's factory outside Charleston, South Carolina has now started building the brand's new electric flagship SUV – the Volvo EX90. The first customer deliveries are scheduled for the second half of this year and the first EX90 that rolled off the Charleston line was a striking model painted in Denim Blue.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The automaker will begin building its vehicles with the charging plug starting next spring. Polestar is also set to start production at a new plant in South Carolina next year, and the facility is expected to debut with the Polestar 3 SUV.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

The 15,000-square-meter building, located in Trollhattan, is said to be focusing on the brand’s powertrain development. The 3 is a large SUV that utilizes the updated Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform responsible for some of Volvo’s larger products built in Chengdu, China, and Charleston, South Carolina.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Polestar’s (PSNY) new luxury electric SUV just gained a cheaper, longer-range variant. Polestar’s new electric SUV is $6,400 cheaper than the previous base AWD trim. With up to 517 hp and 671 lb-ft of torque, the electric SUV moves from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 Polestar’s new electric SUV features 14.5″

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

SUV and Pickup—First Two Models from All-new Car Company North American automotive journalists were invited to Nashville, Tennessee. for the world reveal of the all-new, all-electric Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup. The Scout production center is still in the construction phase in Blythewood (near Columbia), South Carolina.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 28, 2024

With two new electric SUVs hitting the market, how will Polestar navigate the transition? “I Many automakers have slowed EV investments, citing “slower-than-expected” demand just as Polestar launches two new electric SUVs. Polestar’s new premium electric SUV coupe arrives in Europe less than two months after the Polestar 3.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 9, 2024

The 2025 Volvo EX90 now costs $81,290 The updated pricing includes a $3,300 price increase due to material costs The 2025 Volvo EX90 is in production in South Carolina The 2025 Volvo EX90 has gotten $3,300 more expensive ahead of the planned start of U.S. deliveries later this year, reported Automotive News.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Although Volvo was scheduled to begin building the EX90 in South Carolina before the end of 2023, the first model rolled off the assembly line last week. A Volvo spokesperson stated in an email: “The decision to also build the EX30 in Ghent reflects our ambition to build our cars where we sell them as much as possible.”

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As previously announced, the Scandinavian brand will use a pre-existing Volvo Cars manufacturing facility in South Carolina to build their upcoming Polestar 3. Meaning that while the upcoming electric SUV would qualify for federal EV subsidies in the U.S., the brand’s electric sedan would not.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 28, 2024

2025 Polestar 3 production at Volvo plant near Charleston, South Carolina – Aug. “I look forward to working with the talented team to build on this strong foundation and accelerate our development.” in South Carolina earlier this month.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 20, 2023

The automaker has been building vehicles in China and exporting them to the U.S., but that could change with the upcoming Polestar 3, which could align with Volvo’s manufacturing presence in South Carolina. We’re not scheduled to get the vehicle until deep into 2024, but the company has other plans for the United States.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo accelerates EX30, EX90 EV production in Belgium Although Volvo wasn’t expected to begin building its new EVs in the EU until 2025, it looks like the move could be happening ahead of schedule. Volvo announced it planned to build its new low-cost EX30 at its Ghent plant in Belgium last October.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

After taking a trip out to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to test drive both variants of the Polestar 3, I think this SUV is something pretty special inside and out. A quick background on the Polestar 3 SUV The Polestar 3 is a new SUV from the EV brand that is majority-owned by China’s Geely Holding. Here are my thoughts.

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Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2024

This summer, the public will catch a glimpse of an all-electric pickup and an SUV the Volkswagen sub-brand has been developing since its recent inception. Before those builds begin however, we still need to see what Scout Motors’ first two EVs look like and know we know when to expect that milestone. Here’s what we know.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The location will also work with Scout’s production facility in South Carolina, which is currently under construction. Today’s Scout brand will build an electric pickup truck and SUV, and prototypes are expected by the end of 2024.& & [Image: Scout/VW] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The 100,000th Volvo EX30 rolled off the assembly line on September 30 as demand for the low-cost electric SUV continues rising. To bypass the extra tariffs, Volvo plans to build EX30 models at its Ghent, Belgium plant and export them to the US. Volvo’s cheapest EV, the EX30 , has already crossed a significant milestone.

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