Reveal date set for next-gen Scout off-roaders

Scout Motors has confirmed it will reveal its next generation of vehicles on October 24, 2024.

The Volkswagen-owned company teased the news on its social media pages, announcing the vehicles will be revealed 44 years to the week after the last Scout II rolled off the production line.

“The time is right. On October 24, 2024 – 44 years to the week after the last Scout II rolled off the line – we’ll officially reveal the next generation of Scout vehicles to the world,” the Scout Motors Facebook post read.

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“To the makers, doers and everyday explorers, and our loyal Scout community, we look forward to showing you our new SUV and truck concepts we've been hard at work crafting behind the scenes."

The Scout nameplate was officially acquired by Volkswagen in 2020 and revived in 2022, following decades of absence, with VW announcing at the time that the Scout brand will apply to a range of off-road focused electric vehicles.

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Two vehicles are expected to be shown on October 24 – a large SUV, and a pick-up ute – with both vehicles to enter production in 2026 for the North American market. Volkswagen Group confirmed production will take place at a manufacturing plant in Columbia, South Carolina.

Technical details about the vehicles are to be determined, but it’s expected that the cars will be built on a newly designed all-electric platform.

What is certain, though, is that if the vehicles follow in the footsteps of the two-door SUV and pick-up manufactured by International Harvester between 1961 and 1980, then they will be formidable off-roaders.

Stay tuned for more info!