The Hummer, Bronco and Blazer have all returned in recent times on account of the continuing SUV growth. The Worldwide Harvester Scout is subsequent.

Citing folks accustomed to the matter, The Wall Avenue Journal reported on Tuesday that Volkswagen Group’s board is anticipated to offer the inexperienced gentle on Wednesday to a Scout revival.

Later within the day, VW confirmed the rumor in a tweet.

THIS IS FOR YOU – #USA!

⚡ We’ll produce an all-electric pick-up and rugged SUV

⚡ The sturdy Iconic model #Scout get’s electrified

⚡ Manufacturing will begin in 2026 pic.twitter.com/blZy8b0Z29

— Volkswagen Group (@VWGroup) Might 11, 2022

VW Group owns the rights to the Scout identify by means of its possession of Navistar which was fashioned from Worldwide Harvester within the Nineteen Eighties, and the automaker has already used the identify in current historical past on some autos from its Skoda model.

Based on The Wall Avenue Journal‘s sources, VW Group plans to  make Scout a Volkswagen sub-brand for electrical SUVs and pickup vans, much like the connection between GMC and Hummer.

Is VW resurrecting Scout as an EV off-road model? The pinnacle of Volkswagen Group Design simply posted this on IG 3 hours in the past. https://t.co/Z8y2PuxuLE pic.twitter.com/G9xlhxFxlf

— Zerin Dube (@SpeedSportLife) Might 11, 2022

Curiously, VW designer Klaus Zyciora posted sketches of an SUV and pickup truck alongside the Scout identify on his Instagram web page on Wednesday earlier than shortly eradicating it, although not earlier than person Zerin Dube may seize the display shot above. Zyciora additionally talked about in his submit that ” the journey of Scout is about to start out.”

Do not get too excited simply but, although. The primary fashionable Scout is not anticipated till 2026.

VW has been teasing the concept of promoting a pickup truck within the U.S. for years and solely in April the model’s native chief, Scott Koegh, mentioned that an electrical pickup truck might be a boon for the model.

There have additionally been stories of VW launching a rugged electrical SUV to tackle deliberate electrical variations of the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco. VW even launched a sketch of simply such a automobile again in 2019 to gauge curiosity. We have additionally heard rumors of a reborn VW Factor as an EV. All the expressive fashions are a part of a wider technique to launch extra emotive EVs. Keep tuned.