One-on-one interview with Scout Motors CEO, Scott Keogh
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Today at the South Carolina State House, Governor Henry McMaster signed a $1.3 billion Scout Motors incentive package to bring the Volkswagen-backed electric vehicle plant to northeast Richland County - specifically in the town of Blythewood.
This, after the General Assembly, voted to approve the incentive package.
Scout is committing to invest $2 billion to build the plant, create 4,000 jobs, and have electric vehicles rolling off the production line by 2026.
Dawndy Mercer Plank sat down in the WIS studio for a one-on-one interview with Scott Keogh, the CEO of Scout Motors.
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