Contrary to popular belief, the Volkswagen ID Buzz has not been discontinued — it has just gone dormant inside North America while VW prepares the 2027 model year.The current plan is to basically suspend production of the 2026 model year so that the overstocked 2025 model can be sold off over the next twelve months. This fact was recently clarified with CarBuzz as part of a corporate update on Volkswagen’s North American lineup.“We’re just going directly from 2025 to 2027, which goes against rumors I’ve seen,” said Dr. Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group America. “No pause.”
We’re not exactly sure how skipping an entire year of production doesn’t constitute a pause. But VW leadership probably just doesn’t want us to dwell on the status of the Buzz. From CarBuzz: Gruner didn’t say if Volkswagen would be making any changes to the 2027 ID. Buzz in order to help it compete better in today’s contracting EV marketplace. If we had our druthers, however, the stylish, Microbus-inspired van would be about $10,000 cheaper to start. The 234 miles of maximum range it currently offers is too much for a $60,000 EV, but that number might be more acceptable at 50 grand or so.VW proved it could make reasonable changes to its EVs with the steady, gradual improvement it’s made to …
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Author: Matt Posky
