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Scout Motors to Create 4,000 Jobs with New SC Plant

11/10/2025

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Scout Motors, the electric-vehicle automaker, will establish a manufacturing plant in Columbia, South Carolina, creating about 4,000 jobs in electric vehicle assembly by 2027.
The company has received more than 14,000 job applications.
Scout Motors will fund a new $5 million training hub at the Cornerstone Economic Development and Workforce Training Center.
The training hub will provide programs for various roles, including production associates, without requiring prior experience.
The project is funded partly by a $1.3 billion state incentive package.

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Scout Motors, the electric-vehicle automaker, will establish a manufacturing plant in Columbia, South Carolina, creating about 4,000 jobs in electric vehicle assembly by 2027.
The company has received more than 14,000 job applications.
Scout Motors will fund a new $5 million training hub at the Cornerstone Economic Development and Workforce Training Center.
The training hub will provide programs for various roles, including production associates, without requiring prior experience.
The project is funded partly by a $1.3 billion state incentive package.