The rate of inflation under the previous administration greatly exceeded any possible tariffs on assembled parts from a tariff country for the Scout, which are very few. For example, a 2020 Silverado LTZ had an MSRP of $43,000. A 2024 Silverado had an MSRP of $59,195. That is an almost 38%...
Has a Tundra for 16 years, until I did the whole day 1 reservation deal on a Bronco (waited years). Once it showed up, I sold it within two months. Too noisy on the highway for me. My weekly commute is around 300 highway miles or so, and my outdoor activities are all a couple hundred miles away...
I imagine the Harvester take rate is going to make up close to 75% of the reservations. Hopefully Scout doesn’t take the pathway of Ram and spend two years prioritizing the EV over the EREV. From a business standpoint, the correct pathway is to prioritize what is going to sell (based on in hand...
I think the competition for Scout Terra is going to be the Ramcharger. If Ram is able to put that truck in production this summer, by mid 2027 it’s going to be selling with 15k discounts, putting it under the Terra. I can see people going with it, as Ram has dealers and service departments...