{"id":50328,"date":"2026-04-14T09:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50328"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:17:30","slug":"vw-ends-us-id-4-production-shift-toward-gas-powered-atlas-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50328","title":{"rendered":"VW Ends US ID.4 Production: Shift Toward Gas-Powered Atlas SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_3e61322695f7c5ac\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Volkswagen<\/strong> has announced a significant strategic shift in its North American operations by <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/09\/volkswagen-drops-all-electric-id-4-in-the-us-in-pivot-back-to-gas-suvs\/\">terminating the production of the ID.4 electric SUV<\/a> at its Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. This decision marks a pivot from the company\u2019s previous aggressive electrification goals toward high-volume, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, specifically focusing on the upcoming second-generation <strong>Volkswagen Atlas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The discontinuation of the ID.4 production reflects <strong>broader trends in the automotive industry<\/strong>, where traditional <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">manufacturers are recalibrating their electric vehicle (EV) ambitions<\/span>. Several factors contributed to this move, including lower-than-expected consumer demand for EVs and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the loss of the $7,500 federal tax credit<\/span> last year, which significantly impacted the price competitiveness of higher-end electric models. Market data indicates that price-sensitive consumers in the United States are increasingly favoring used EVs or more affordable new alternatives.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The ID.4 experienced a volatile commercial trajectory in the U.S. market since its 2020 debut. While it reached a peak of 37,000 units sold in 2023, sales plummeted by 55% the following year. Despite a 31% recovery in 2025 with 22,373 units sold, the volume remained insufficient to sustain local production. In contrast, Volkswagen\u2019s global EV deliveries remained relatively stable in 2025, showing only a marginal decline of 0.2% with 382,000 units sold.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Regarding the workforce, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Kjell Gruner emphasized that the Chattanooga facility remains a \u201ccornerstone\u201d of the brand\u2019s U.S. strategy. Employees previously dedicated to the ID.4 line will be transitioned to the production of the new gasoline-powered Atlas, which is scheduled to begin this summer. Additionally, the company is offering early retirement packages to eligible staff.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">While the ID.4 will remain available in dealerships until current inventories are exhausted\u2014estimated to last until 2027\u2014Volkswagen has not permanently abandoned the model. The company suggested a future version of the ID.4 might return to the U.S. market eventually, provided it can be manufactured at a more accessible price point for American consumers. However, no specific timeline for this reintroduction has been established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubergizmo.com\/2026\/04\/vw-ends-us-id-4-production\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen has announced a significant strategic shift in its North American operations by terminating the production of the ID.4 electric SUV at its Chattanooga plant in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/50329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}