Scout Motors plant in Blythewood takes shape as hiring ramps up

First Scout Motors line workers expected at SC plant in next few weeks. What still needs to be done?

The majority of those hires for the Blythewood plant have been from the Midlands and all but a few candidates have been from South Carolina, Scout Motors officials said.

Scout Motors opening applications for electric vehicle assembly line workers

Construction workers install the finishing touches inside the painting facility of Scout Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Scout is opening applications for its first round of assembly line workers at its South Carolina plant. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — Electric vehicle maker Scout Motors plans to open up applications in the coming weeks for its first round…

Scout Motors plant in Blythewood takes shape as hiring ramps up

Construction is advancing at Scout Motors’ $3B EV plant in Blythewood, with more than 500 hired so far and thousands of jobs planned.

Construction and hiring continue at Scout Motors

BLYTHEWOOD, SC (WOLO) — It’s been two years since Scout Motors broke ground on it’s new production center in Blythewood — and on Tuesday, ABC Columbia’s Lee Williams was given a sneak peek to check out the team’s progress. His bus tour across much of the 1,600 acre site included going inside its 1.3 million square foot body shop, its fully-electric 500,000 square foot paint shop, (which once open, will complete 45 vehicles per day) and the site’…