Volkswagen has decided to stop building its ID 4 electric SUV at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant and divert resources to the new Atlas, the automaker announced Thursday.
Volkswagen’s justification for this move is to “shift [the Chattanooga plant’s] primary focus to higher‑volume models that support sustained growth in North America,” per a news release. The Atlas is the brand’s second best-selling nameplate in the U.S., behind the smaller Tiguan.
ID 4 production is set to wind down within days of this announcement, or it may have already; VW quoted a “mid-April” timetable.
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Author: Adam Ismail
