Actual delay official and order of deliveries confirmed?

[rehajm]

I am trying to understand what you saying here but I am at a loss. Maybe you could re write like your talking to your grand father.

sorry gramps I’ll try again- when there’s a claim of ‘technical issues’ I appreciate and understand it is challenging to develop and produce a vehicle essentially from scratch and would be surprised there weren’t delays…a press release that adds ‘existing financial obligations’ as a reason for delays is troubling to me, especially from a parent company that recently shut production on another vehicle…

 

[rehajm]

sorry gramps I’ll try again- when there’s a claim of ‘technical issues’ I appreciate and understand it is challenging to develop and produce a vehicle essentially from scratch and would be surprised there weren’t delays…a press release that adds ‘existing financial obligations’ as a reason for delays is troubling to me, especially from a parent company that recently shut production on another vehicle…

…if you think I’m crazy do a search for ‘health of VW Group’…not exactly a big secret or stunning news..

 

[cyure]

…if you think I’m crazy do a search for ‘health if VW Group’…

Just spitballing here, but if it was that dire why would they have a F1 team on the grid this year? Do you know how much that costs?!?

 

[speedrye]

Just spitballing here, but if it was that dire why would they have a F1 team on the grid this year? Do you know how much that costs?!?

 

[rehajm]

Just spitballing here, but if it was that dire why would they have a F1 team on the grid this year? Do you know how much that costs?!?

…for a bit of perspective VW Group had well over 200 billion euro in revenue in 2024. Their stake in the F1 team is not fully undisclosed but likely less than 1 billion. So, not a deal breaker. Porshce profits tanking, sluggish EV growth, other manufacturers…eh, pulling the plug on some of their ev programs…that’s the kind of data that leads to tabling new projects…

 

[cyure]

…for a bit of perspective VW Group had well over 200 billion euro in revenue in 2024. Their stake in the F1 team is not fully undisclosed but likely less than 1 billion. So, not a deal breaker. Porshce profits tanking, sluggish EV growth, other manufacturers…eh, pulling the plug on some of their ev programs…that’s the kind of data that leads to tabling new projects…

I’m just a half glass full kinda gal and until they announce something I’m just continuing with the same enthusiasm I had from reveal.

 

[speedrye]

…for a bit of perspective VW Group had well over 200 billion euro in revenue in 2024. Their stake in the F1 team is not fully undisclosed but likely less than 1 billion. So, not a deal breaker. Porshce profits tanking, sluggish EV growth, other manufacturers…eh, pulling the plug on some of their ev programs…that’s the kind of data that leads to tabling new projects…

I don't think VAG can compete with Byd on EVs, and with Byd moving into Europe more, VW will have a rough go of it. The US EV landscape isn't pretty, but at least the legacy automaker lobbying is keeping China out for now. @cyure is right though in that the shared vehicle archtitecture between EV and EREV versions will likely allow production of EVs to continue, despite seemingly low demand. With a production capacity of 200k vehicles annually, the 13% EV-only figure means only 26k combined Terra and Traveler units each year. Not a lot, but still profitable if they implement them cleanly. Sharing the assembly line with Audi will likely reduce all numbers a bit once at full capacity, but we'll have to have faith and patience as someone around here says...

 

[THil08]

Welcome to the Scout Alarm & Panic button Configurator!

Would love to scare the absolute $hite out of a few choice people by smashing on the horn and blaring this:

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I have a red tail hawk by me. So i wake up to the sound of the Bald Eagles voice actor.

 

[rehajm]

Welcome to the Scout Alarm & Panic button Configurator!

Would love to scare the absolute $hite out of a few choice people by smashing on the horn and blaring this:

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I’ll take the kiwi bird configuration…

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=391382643217324

 

[Logan]

For 3-6 months of the year, that's my wake-up call.

My parents cabins feature this alarm clock as well .

Also, one time in high school, I went to go camping with a buddy, and the camping areas we went to were all full (I know we hit Christopher creek campground up past Payson, but can't remember the others we went to). But it was at this point like 10pm, and we were driving around trying to find a place to camp (in my fathers wrangler with half doors/the top down).

We found some random forest road, and after a little bit it opened up into a big meadow, that was at least a few hundred yards long. And right as we came out into this meadow (in the moonlight), we saw that we had just disturbing a large herd of elk that had bedded down there that night.

So we pop into this meadow, splitting this herd of elk (they were on both sides of us), who slowly stood up, and started slowly trotting along with us in the direction of travel.

We were maintaining a constant speed/direction (maybe 10-15mph tops), and the elk were close, but not "that" close (maybe 30yds or so). But we ended up driving the same direction as the herd, at the same time, and speed as the herd, for what felt like 1/4 of a mile (at least a minute or few). It truly felt like we were "one of the herd" for a moment, as we had elk on both sides of us, and no barriers/windows between us either. It was super magical.

 

[BartMan Terra Total EV]

sorry gramps I’ll try again- when there’s a claim of ‘technical issues’ I appreciate and understand it is challenging to develop and produce a vehicle essentially from scratch and would be surprised there weren’t delays…a press release that adds ‘existing financial obligations’ as a reason for delays is troubling to me, especially from a parent company that recently shut production on another vehicle…

Awesome and I agree young man

 

[BeerParty]

…if you think I’m crazy do a search for ‘health of VW Group’…not exactly a big secret or stunning news..

Just spitballing here, but if it was that dire why would they have a F1 team on the grid this year? Do you know how much that costs?!?

…for a bit of perspective VW Group had well over 200 billion euro in revenue in 2024. Their stake in the F1 team is not fully undisclosed but likely less than 1 billion. So, not a deal breaker. Porshce profits tanking, sluggish EV growth, other manufacturers…eh, pulling the plug on some of their ev programs…that’s the kind of data that leads to tabling new projects…

It is easy to be negative and worry about VAG cancelling Scout Mototrs. I try to stay positive about Scout's future by remembering the following:

• Scout has secured over 160,000 reservations as of March 2026. They are $100 deposits. They are refundable, but that still means a lot of people have put down money in the hopes of getting a Scout. Even if you assume a low percentage of reservation holders turn them into actual orders, that still represents a huge interest by US citizens.
  • In addition - if you want to maintain a positive image in the US, cancelling a product that has this many people interested is a really bad idea.
• The EREV. There is still no vehicle in the US market like this. Dodge has a (much delayed) EREV truck. Ford and GM are both promising an EREV truck. It seems like if the big three are pivoting to the EREV, Scout has potential "first to market" advantage if they can deliver in 2028 (or "tied for first to market" if Dodge actually delivers something).
• Sunk cost. VAG has already invest billions in the engineering and the facility. Cancelling Scout would be a massive write-off.

 

[rehajm]

Yah, it really could be nothing more than a realignment of the timing of Scout ambitions given the company's already announced profit collapse and workforce reductions...

 

[R1TVT]

Yah, it really could be nothing more than a realignment of the timing of Scout ambitions given the company's already announced profit collapse and workforce reductions...

I would recommend choosing words more carefully here. Do not conflate "Scout" with "the company" that has announced profit collapse or a RIF. They are not the same thing.

But since you reference VOLKSWAGEN GROUP:

 

[rehajm]

I would recommend choosing words more carefully here. Do not conflate "Scout" with "the company" that has announced profit collapse or a RIF. They are not the same thing.

okay, sure. to clarify Scout Motors is a U.S.-based, independent company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Also from today's Volkswagen AP: the shares in Scout Motors Inc., Tysons/VA, (Scout), were transferred to Volkswagen US-Holding, Inc., Wilmington/DE, by way of
contribution at a carrying amount of €0.6 billion. To finance the capital requirements of Scout, further contributionsof €0.3 billion were made to the capital reserves of Volkswagen US-Holding.

...I'm not sure if you're trying to conclude the ailments of the parent will have no impact on the subsidiary but if so that's on you...

 

[speedrye]

There's way too much evidence of Germany's influence in the factory and vehicles for me to believe they're truly independent, but I really don't know where that line is. I think the vehicle design and decisions are pretty independent from VW, but they've also got a lot more access to VW connections, parts bins and tech than any independent company ever would. I'm sure the VW dealers' lawyers are putting this same info together as we type. I'm worried that all of the Scout-to-Germany connections I see will be used against Scout in court, bolstering the dealers' argument that Scout isn't truly independent and that they should be able to sell Scouts.

 

[rehajm]

bolstering the dealers' argument that Scout isn't truly independent and that they should be able to sell Scouts.

…thank the Hendricks for stomping out any hopes of factory delivery…at least not until you pay the dealers the 40k markup from sticker they were expecting from the ID Buzz…

 

[J Alynn]

If Scout is going to do custom (internal) sound easter eggs, I’d love it to be based on the sounds heard in some (all?) of the National Parks and Monuments. I think it would also be fantastic to have the background graphics update based on nearest National Park.

Cool idea. More natural sounds would be great. Or Metallica, or Chris Cornell-I’d be down with those options

 

[J Alynn]

Maybe an OTA update will activate it.

So long as gunmen don’t chase me down in the mall parking lot

 

[J Alynn]

I totally get it. I have the same worries myself. I think I would be more worried if they were building let’s say a V6 and an EV. The EREV and EV are much more similar. Deep breath. I know I say faith and patience all the time, but I’m adding something else. Confidence. I have confidence in SM.

I have no worries. When next elections happen sentiment will change. Just a shame we are too dumb to care about nature and the environment (now here comes the batteries are terrible rhetoric)