Volkswagen paused the ID.Buzz in the U.S. market for a year — and it’s delaying the return again.
Even though some folks took to the funky Volkswagen ID.Buzz after it finally hit the US market, the automaker shelved its electric van for this model year. At the time, VW said it would return for 2027, but…well, you saw the headline. Automotive News reports the Buzz’s return would be kicked another year down the road, and the automaker confirmed that is indeed the case after that made made the rounds.
Like its initial statement last December when it stopped this year’s run, Volkswagen insists the ID.Buzz will return to the market. The company now says that will happen by next July, however, rather than rolling out 2027 models right about now. It did recently tell the public some of the changes its making for that model’s return, like adding a native NACS charging port and bringing along a new camping-themed Tourer model, aimed at throwing folks who have been clamoring for the California to go on sale in America a bone (even if it is still electric). Vehicle-to-load capability helps sweeten that deal so the ID.Buzz becomes more of a power bank when you need it, though.
For the time being, it seems most folks who wanted an ID.Buzz and was willing to take on the $60K-plus price tag to buy one, or snag one at a discount, already pulled the trigger. While Volkswagen did have a few thousand in inventory at the beginning of 2026, inventory is thin on the ground. That’s expected with a production stop, of course, but there are currently just 35 new units available in a quick search of active listings.
Last year, Volkswagen shifted 6,140 ID.Buzz units, so it was pretty unsurprising at the time to parse why the company hit the pause button. Again, some updates might help sweeten the deal for some, but two related factors likely stymied the Buzz’s rollout here in the first place: Slow EV demand and high prices. A 230-ish mile range didn’t help its case either, but it doesn’t sound like that’s going to change with this forthcoming update.
With gas prices currently sitting at $4.49/gallon (according to AAA at time of writing) and climbing, VW may have a better shot this next go-around if pricing gets a revamp. As ever, we’ll have to wait until next summer and see what happens.
