2025 was the first model year for the Volkswagen ID Buzz here in the United States, and now it may also be the last. Back in October, we reported that VW was pausing production of its ID Buzz electric van due to slowing demand. Now, we’re hearing that demand has softened so much in the United States that VW is effectively dropping it from the lineup after just one model year, Carscoops reports—and just days after we learned that the Ford F-150 Lightning EV suffered a similar (though slightly more definitive) fate.
Citing “current EV market conditions,” VW says will not produce 2026 ID Buzz Models for the U.S. market. Future production isn’t necessarily off the table, but because the ID Buzz is built in Germany (Hanover, to be specific), demand would have to increase to the point where buyers can stomach both the car’s baked-in premium and the additional costs imposed by tariffs.
VW first teased the ID Buzz way back in the Dieselgate days; its road to production and eventual U.S. delivery was long and meandering. The car we eventually got was expensive and somewhat limited in its capabilities. As fun and funky as it may appear, it’s a rather utilitarian van inside. Our own Andrew Collins said it was better suited for dogs than humans; I don’t think he meant it as a dig at the car, but there’s a kernel of unflattering truth beneath that compliment.
With its limited range and rather ambitious price tag, the Buzz found fewer than 5,000 U.S. buyers through September of 2025.
We reached out to Volkswagen for an official comment on its production situation; we’ll update this story if we hear back.
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