Just off the interstate in Blythewood, South Carolina, construction is full speed ahead on the new Scout Motorsmanufacturing plant, a $2 billion investment that’s going to build next-generation electric SUVs and trucks right here in our state. The project is massive, we’re talking 4,000 permanent jobs, a brand-new interstate exit just for the facility, and suppliers investing hundreds of millions more to support it. Production is expected to begin by late 2026, and the ripple effect for housing

This week’s controversial decision by crony capitalist carmaker Scout Motors – a subsidiary of über-woke Volkswagen – to locate its corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina has sparked outrage in South Carolina. Palmetto State leaders doled out a staggering $1.3 billion in taxpayer-funded incentives to Scout two years ago when the company pledged to build a manufacturing facility in Blythewood, S.C. A whopping $400 million of that package was cold hard cash. | FITSNews