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volkswagen acquired navistar in 2020, thus obtaining the right to use the scout name. it is reported that on october 24 this year, volkswagen's scout motors brand will release two new concept car models, including a hardcore suv and a pickup truck. at the same time, the two new cars will also start production at the south carolina plant in 2026, and will be sold in the same year at the earliest.

in july this year, volkswagen and rivian signed a $5 billion agreement to jointly develop the next-generation electrical architecture platform and software technology and to revive the scout brand. this also indicates that the two new models of volkswagen's scout brand will also be aligned with the positioning of rivian's current production of an electric suv (r1s) and an electric pickup truck (r1t).

according to previous overseas media reports, the suv and pickup truck models that the scout brand is developing are built on an off-road architecture and adopt the currently popular "square box" design. at the same time, the two new models will also use software technology developed by the rivian brand, and their body sizes are also expected to be consistent with the r1s and r1t models.