Scout Motors' bid to sell vehicles directly to consumers faces stiff headwinds in the South Carolina House of Representatives ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina bill that would have allowed electric vehicle ... manufacturers to operate their own service centers. Supporters of the bill, including representatives from ...

A House Labor, Commerce and Industry panel adjourned debate on the bill, effectively putting a pause on the legislation that ...

Legislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the ...

It could also pave the way for several other car manufacturers ... with Auto News, executive vice president of the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, E. Sims Floyd Jr, said Scout ...

3777, known as the South Carolina Consumer Freedom Act. It would permit electric vehicle manufacturers ... White Auto Group in Greenville. "Now, Volkswagen wants to sell its new brand, Scout ...

It is open to any auto manufacturer who builds vehicles propelled partly or wholly by an electric motor and who does not currently have a franchise dealership in South Carolina. Scout Motors said ...

But without some help from lawmakers, that will be impossible in South Carolina, where the company is pouring billions into its new auto plant and a Scout Motors experience like BMW’s test track ...

3777, would change the law to allow manufacturers to sell directly to consumers. Scout Motors ... it would modernize the car-buying experience in South Carolina. Automotive dealerships— and ...