# Seven Upstate auto parts makers invest $82M to supply Scout Motors

Seven companies—Spartanburg Steel, Magna DRIVE, KV Final, Röchling Automotive, Magna Mirrors, Cooper Standard, and Bant Boru—announced a total of $82 million in expansions at their existing facilities in Spartanburg, Duncan, and Piedmont, South Carolina, to supply parts for Scout Motors' electric vehicle assembly plant. Spartanburg Steel accounts for $40 million and 60 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-14
- Where: Spartanburg, Duncan, Piedmont, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $82.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: auto parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Cooper Standard](https://endata.com/companies/1751.md)
- [Röchling Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/22854.md)
- [Magna Mirrors](https://endata.com/companies/55820.md)
- [Spartanburg Steel](https://endata.com/companies/94576.md)
- [Magna DRIVE](https://endata.com/companies/94577.md)
- [KV Final](https://endata.com/companies/94578.md)
- [Bant Boru](https://endata.com/companies/94579.md)
- [Scout Motors](https://endata.com/companies/12039.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [scdailygazette.com](https://scdailygazette.com/2026/10/14/upstate-car-parts-manufacturers-investing-82m-to-supply-scout-motors/), 2026-10-14: "These supplier expansions are another step toward reshoring American manufacturing, creating good jobs, and developing the domestic capabilities needed to support production for decades to come."

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