MUNICH — Volkswagen Group could associate with Foxconn to revive the Scout model in North America.

VW is in talks with Foxconn for the Taiwanese contract producer to construct Scout automobiles, Automotive Information Canada sibling publication Automobilwoche has discovered from VW sources.

Along with Foxconn, VW can be mentioned to be in talks with Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract producer owned by Canada’s Magna Worldwide Inc., which is contemplating opening a plant within the U.S.

Scout may collectively develop its first automobiles with Magna, sources mentioned.

Foxconn, greatest generally known as the producer of the Apple iPhone, began manufacturing Lordstown’s Endurance pickups in September after shopping for the corporate’s Ohio facility purchased by Lordstown from Basic Motors in 2019.

VW mentioned in Might it plans to revive the lengthy dormant Scout off-road nameplate that it acquired final yr when its heavy-truck model merged with Navistar.

Foxconn final month unveiled two new electrical automobiles prototypes highlighting its ambitions to grow to be a significant automobile producer, replicating its success in electronics meeting as Apple’s largest manufacturing associate. A partnership with VW may give Foxconn a significant breakthrough.

In the meantime, Magna already assembles the Jaguar E-Tempo and I-Tempo for the luxurious model.

VW mentioned it didn’t touch upon hypothesis about potential partnerships.

“We’re more than happy with the progress the Scout group is making and with the passion it is already producing amongst present followers and future prospects,” a VW spokesman mentioned.