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South Carolina

Ranked #23 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 5 manufacturing projects in South Carolina, spanning 4 industries led by Automotive and joined by Aerospace and Steel, with announcements dated between 2022 and 2025. Scout Motors (VW) in Blythewood is the largest single announcement at $2.00B.

Total projects
5
Announced investment
$3.45B
Announced jobs
4,872
Geographic Distribution

Projects in South Carolina

Largest announced project
Automotive

Scout Motors (VW)

Blythewood, South Carolina
Investment
$2.00B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Automotive

Scout Motors (VW)

Blythewood, South Carolina
Expected jobs
4,000
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Composition

Industry breakdown

  1. Automotive
    $2.00B
    1 proj · 4,000 jobs
  2. Aerospace
    $1.00B
    1 proj · 500 jobs
  3. Steel
    $425.0M
    1 proj · 50 jobs
  4. Industrial Machinery & Equipment
    $20.7M
    2 proj · 322 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Mar 19, 2025$11.5M
    Komar Industries
    York, South Carolina · Industrial Machinery & Equipment
  2. Feb 8, 2024$9.2M
    OMRON Automation
    Greer, South Carolina · Industrial Machinery & Equipment
  3. May 4, 2023$1.00B
    Boeing
    North Charleston, South Carolina · Aerospace
  4. Mar 3, 2023$2.00B
    Scout Motors (VW)
    Blythewood, South Carolina · Automotive
  5. Sep 28, 2022$425.0M
    Nucor
    Huger, South Carolina · Steel
Every tracked project

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