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South Carolina offers $1.3B to new Scout electric SUV maker
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FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks during a press conference at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Oct. 19, 2022. McMaster said Monday, March 6, 2023 he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a 1960s forerunner to today's SUVs. - photo by AP Photo/Sean Rayford, file
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor said Monday he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a 1960s forerunner to today's SUVs. Scout Motors Inc. and South Carolina officials announced plans to start building new Scout vehicles, powered this time by electricity, for the first time since 1980. They hope to hire 4,000 workers for its $2 billion plant.