Scout Motors Factory Construction - November 2024 Update

[Scout Fan]

Scout Motors' November 2024 construction update:

Another month and significant progress continues at the site. Crews have now moved more than 16 million cubic yards of dirt and continue grading and infrastructure additions and improvements. Progress has started on railroad connections as well.

MAIN ASSEMBLY BUILDING

This close-up of the main assembly building (above) shows continued progress made in erecting steel and additional roof decking. Approximately 89% of the steel has been installed so far. Assembly building foundations are 86% complete.

When completed, the assembly building will span nearly 1.3 million square feet.


PAINT SHOP

The paint shop (above) reached a major milestone last month with the final major steel structural beam installed. Exterior walls continue to go up as the paint shop gets closer to full enclosure.


BODY SHOP

The body shop (above) work continues at a brisk pace. 78% of the total steel has been erected, and 80% of the foundations have been installed.

The body shop will have more than 600 total foundations that will support 1.3 million square feet of space.


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Original Post

Scout Motors posted an update on the South Carolina factory yesterday:

Big strides at our Blythewood, South Carolina, factory.​

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Steel is rising, dirt is moving, and milestones are being hit across the site. The assembly building foundations are nearly finished, the paint shop is closer to full enclosure, and the body shop is coming together with 78% of the steel framing already in place.​

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Progress you can see, and we’re just getting started.​

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[joewilk45]

Can't wait till the cookies start rooling out of the Keebler factory

 

[timmyhil]

2024-25 is Building the shops. Start of 2026 is tooling the factory. around q1 of 2027 is start of production is what the rumor around it has been.

 

[Scout Fan]

More details / photos from Scout Motor's November 2024 update:

Another month and significant progress continues at the site. Crews have now moved more than 16 million cubic yards of dirt and continue grading and infrastructure additions and improvements. Progress has started on railroad connections as well.

MAIN ASSEMBLY BUILDING

This close-up of the main assembly building (above) shows continued progress made in erecting steel and additional roof decking. Approximately 89% of the steel has been installed so far. Assembly building foundations are 86% complete.

When completed, the assembly building will span nearly 1.3 million square feet.


PAINT SHOP

The paint shop (above) reached a major milestone last month with the final major steel structural beam installed. Exterior walls continue to go up as the paint shop gets closer to full enclosure.


BODY SHOP

The body shop (above) work continues at a brisk pace. 78% of the total steel has been erected, and 80% of the foundations have been installed.

The body shop will have more than 600 total foundations that will support 1.3 million square feet of space.

 

[KarlT]

assembly and paint seem self explanatory. What happens in body shop?

 

[joewilk45]

Maybe trims rally strips cabana roofs wheel flairs running boards or simply part of assembly line where they install accessories since there won't be a dealership model

 

[timmyhil]

assembly and paint seem self explanatory. What happens in body shop?

The body shop will be for press the Sheet metal(since we don’t know if they are using aluminum or steel or anything else) into door, fenders, etc.

Paint Shop will be frame painting, possible undercoating, body panel painting.

Assembly will be putting the tires on, wiring, Harvester and Motor installation, brakes, other pieces to the under carriage, interior, bumpers ,quality control, and placement of packages(rallye and all the other packages scout has planned).

 

[KarlT]

The body shop will be for press the Sheet metal(since we don’t know if they are using aluminum or steel or anything else) into door, fenders, etc.

Paint Shop will be frame painting, possible undercoating, body panel painting.

Assembly will be putting the tires on, wiring, Harvester and Motor installation, brakes, other pieces to the under carriage, interior, bumpers ,quality control, and placement of packages(rallye and all the other packages scout has planned).

thanks. I was assuming “body shop” wasn’t to repair all the stuff they broke during assembly.

 

[timmyhil]

thanks. I was assuming “body shop” wasn’t to repair all the stuff they broke during assembly.

Hey, who knows maybe it is.

 

[scoutfrisco]

I used to work at International and a big reason I’m so excited about the scout, there was always a body shop for issues with fitment and issues we couldn’t fix on the line.

 

[timmyhil]

I used to work at International and a big reason I’m so excited about the scout, there was always a body shop for issues with fitment and issues we couldn’t fix on the line.

Nowadays fitment of panels is so advanced with technological improvements (unless its tesla). And i would hope they will pick highly qualified engineers and factory workers.

So cool that you worked of International. Was the issue ever from the fact that the steel was left out to rust? Or from it shrinking and expanding from being in the weather for so long before production ever started?

 

[joewilk45]

So Body shop is quality control as well as added accessories that dealer would normally install ? As well as fit and finish. All said and done looking forward to meeting you all maybe at the grand opening party for when the first scout comes off the production line. Our friends at Scout could invite us down for a meet and greet and show us the magic we all been waiting for. Happy Holidays to all.

 

[EM1]

It will probably be by 2030 they will make the 2 door at the plant.

 

[azerik]

2024-25 is Building the shops. Start of 2026 is tooling the factory. around q1 of 2027 is start of production is what the rumor around it has been.

So I have a few months to warm over the wife before I tell her then

 

[timmyhil]

So I have a few months to warm over the wife before I tell her then

Exactly