BLYTHEWOOD – Several hundred people attended a series of Community Connection forums in Blythewood last weekend. The event was hosted by Scout Motors to give local residents another opportunity to engage with the Scout team and see the company’s concept vehicles in-person.
The meetings were held over three days at Doko Manor – Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday – to give as many people as possible a chance to attend. All of the meetings were open to the general public.
For the Friday and Saturday events only, the Scout® TravelerTM SUV and Scout® TerraTM truck concept vehicles were parked outside Doko Manor for the public to get an up-close look. This marks only the second time the vehicles have appeared in South Carolina since they were officially unveiled last year.
Inside the Manor, local executives from the Scout Motors team provided an overview of the company’s progress, including updates on the nearby Production Center construction site. Then, representatives from various departments in the company’s South Carolina office — including Workforce Development, Procurement, Construction, Production, Environment & Security, Product, and Community Engagement — were on hand to meet and greet attendees.
Some of the company’s government agency partners that are involved in supplemental project support, like surrounding infrastructure improvements, were also in attendance to answer questions.
The Community Connections events are the latest in a string of open meetings Scout Motors has held with local residents in Blythewood. Blythewood residents got their first look at a 3D model of the planned Production Center in a series of meetings at Doko Manor in September 2023. Then, Scout Motors executives held another community engagement session following the company’s groundbreaking ceremony on the Production Center construction site in February 2024.
Scout Motors is investing more than $2 billion in South Carolina to launch its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, which county officials say will create more than 4,000 jobs in the state and produce up to 200,000 vehicles per year at peak capacity. Initial production is targeted to begin in 2027.
Initial production is targeted to begin at the Scout Motors Production Center near Columbia, South Carolina, in 2027.
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