{"id":21057,"date":"2026-09-25T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/?p=21057"},"modified":"2026-09-25T06:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:03:17","slug":"ug-no-the-volkswagen-id-buzz-is-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/ug-no-the-volkswagen-id-buzz-is-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ug, No! The Volkswagen ID Buzz Is Delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Volkswagen ID Buzz is probably the most whimsical, fun, and unique electric vehicle we had in the United States and I was excited to have it back. However, it&#8217;s now getting delayed.<\/p>\n<p>The ID Buzz was discontinued in 2025 and took a break this year. It was suposed to come back for 2027. Now, it won&#8217;t return until 2028.<\/p>\n<h2>Overpriced and delayed, but still cute AF<\/h2>\n<p>I was so excited for the ID Buzz&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I was totally fine with the original electric minivan. The cute color choices, tubular body, and creative storage solutions had me sold.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I was just starving for something unique in a sea of bland electric SUVs. My colleague kept reminding me that it was super expensive despite having horrendous mileage and none of the charm of the original. And I have to admit, it was pretty silly that the ID Buzz didn&#8217;t come with any camping stuff. That was sorta the whole point&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But Volkswagen listened. Sort of. The 2027 Volkswagen ID Buzz was still going to be expensive, but you could pay even <em>more <\/em>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/vw-id-buzz-2027\/\">get the Tourer trim<\/a>, which would give you a bed and blackout shades and a dining set. These changes will still be here when the Buzz returns in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2028 ID Buzz brings together meaningful customer-focused enhancements in a single launch, further elevating the ownership experience and strengthening the vehicle\u2019s appeal,\u201d the automaker said in a statement, according to <strong>Automotive News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I guess I can&#8217;t say the delay is surprising. The Buzz faced a lot of challenges in the United States market, selling about 6,100 units due to its high price point and miserable 200 mile range. Competitors in the same space offered a lot more for less. They just weren&#8217;t cute at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/tariffs-automotive-industry-confusion\/\">Ongoing tariffs<\/a> and other costs have probably made things even more daunting for the Buzz, which is made in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, Trump. You have denied us of the ID Buzz for yet another year. When will the suffering end?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Volkswagen ID Buzz is probably the most whimsical, fun, and unique electric vehicle we had in the United States &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Ug, No! The Volkswagen ID Buzz Is Delayed\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/ug-no-the-volkswagen-id-buzz-is-delayed\/#more-21057\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ug, No! The Volkswagen ID Buzz Is Delayed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electric-vehicles-evs","resize-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21057"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21059,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21057\/revisions\/21059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}