VW Offers $12,500 Off ID.4 as It Phases Out the EV — SkimNews
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- Volkswagen is offering a $12,500 customer cash discount on 2025 ID.4 models to move remaining inventory, though it says stock is "very limited."
- VW ended ID.4 production at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant in April to retool the assembly lines for better-selling gas-powered SUVs, including the three-row Atlas.
- The 2026 ID.4 carries a smaller $6,000 customer bonus discount, while the gas-powered Taos and Tiguan only get $2,000 and $3,000 bonuses respectively.
- The ID.4 uses an 82 kWh battery delivering an EPA-estimated range of up to 291 miles in RWD variants and around 263 miles in AWD models, with the base Pro RWD starting at $45,095.
- Volkswagen plans to rebrand the ID.4's successor as the ID. Tiguan — adopting a boxier SUV design and VW's new interior with physical buttons — with an official debut expected by the end of 2026.
- The ID. Tiguan will be produced at VW's Emden, Germany plant, replacing the ID.4 there, and is expected to arrive with improved driving range and charging performance.
- Volkswagen's discount offers end November 2, 2026, and may vary by state.
Why it matters: VW stopped ID.4 production in April to retool Chattanooga for gas-powered SUVs like the Atlas, making the $12,500 clearance a signal of a strategic EV retreat in North America rather than a routine markdown — buyers get a steep deal now, but the model is on borrowed time until the ID. Tiguan replaces it in late 2026.
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