- Volkswagen is ending manufacturing of the ID.4 in Chattanooga.
- The shift will make room for the 2027 Atlas.
- The corporate guarantees ‘a future model of ID.4’ for North America.
The Volkswagen ID.4, as we all know it, is lifeless within the US. The corporate is ending manufacturing of the electrical SUV at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, manufacturing facility to make room for higher-volume fashions. That stated, it is probably not the top of the road for the ID.4 nameplate completely.
In response to VW, “a future model of ID.4 is at present deliberate for the North American market.” Whereas the German automaker stopped wanting releasing any official particulars, the excellent news for followers of VW’s compact electrical SUV is {that a} newer, higher mannequin is probably going on the horizon.
The manufacturing shift in Chattanooga will make room for the 2027 Atlas, which the corporate debuted just some weeks in the past on the New York Auto Present. It is smart; the Atlas has been VW’s second‑finest‑promoting mannequin for the previous three years, and the brand new model hopes to make an excellent greater dent within the aggressive three-row SUV area.
The ID.4, in the meantime, hasn’t precisely been a giant vendor. With People persevering with to show their nostril up at EVs, VW bought simply over 22,000 examples of the ID.4 in 2025. That quantity represents a rise of 31 % in comparison with 2024, however it’s nonetheless a relative drop within the bucket. The corporate bought over 71,000 examples of the Atlas over the identical interval by comparability. As the corporate notes:
‘The EV market continues to problem the trade, requiring measured selections all through the previous few years to navigate this unpredictability. As a part of the main focus towards greater‑quantity merchandise that meet market demand, Volkswagen will now not assemble the ID.4 in Chattanooga beginning mid-April 2026.’
As for the present ID.4, consumers will nonetheless be capable of get their arms on the electrical SUV for the 2026 mannequin yr. Manufacturing will formally come to an finish in mid-April 2026, which implies 2026 fashions ought to stay on vendor tons by the top of the yr.
The Subsequent ID.4 (Or ID. Tiguan?)
There have been stories (including on this very website) that VW would possibly ditch the ID.4 title completely and name its subsequent electrical SUV the ID. Tiguan. CEO Thomas Schäfer stated that the corporate was seeking to revamp its naming technique and use extra “well-known names” sooner or later. This newest information from VW, although, suggests the corporate would possibly persist with the ID.4 title for the foreseeable future.
No matter VW decides to name its subsequent electrical SUV, don’t anticipate a dramatic departure from the present ID.4. The subsequent ID.4 / ID. Tiguan will seemingly experience on the automaker’s up to date sit MEB+ platform, which ought to yield main effectivity and efficiency enhancements over the present MEB structure.
As VW provides extra arduous buttons again into its automobiles, the following ID.4 ought to undoubtedly have a bunch of tactile controls in its cabin. The outside design, in the meantime, shouldn’t stray removed from the present look, with delicate styling adjustments to convey the following ID.4 in keeping with the remainder of the up to date lineup.
Motor1’s Take: Because the mass EV dieoff continues, VW is formally pulling the plug on the present ID.4 for the US. That stated, the corporate nonetheless clearly believes in electrification because it plans a brand new ID.4 for the long run.
