Why Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz Will Jump from 2025 to 2027: Insights and Implications

[Digital Today AI Reporter] Volkswagen will skip the 2026 model year of its electric minivan, the ID. Buzz, in the U.S., moving directly from the 2025 model to the 2027 model.

On April 2 (local time), EV outlet InsideEV reported that Kel Gruner, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said, “We will skip the 2026 model and go to 2027.”

Gruner said Volkswagen will continue supplying the market despite rumors and that dealers should not face inventory gaps. He added the company plans to begin production of the 2027 model this summer, with customer deliveries starting in early fall.

In a dealer memo last December, Volkswagen told dealers it would not introduce a 2026 ID. Buzz in the U.S. The memo described the ID. Buzz as a “halo product” for the Volkswagen brand but said the company evaluated EV market conditions and decided not to produce a U.S. 2026 model.

Gruner said the company weighed supply and demand and opted to skip the 2026 model to reduce complexity. A Volkswagen spokesman at the roundtable noted the 2025 model arrived late, so even if a 2026 had been released its sales window would have been short.

Globally, 60,700 ID. Buzz units were sold in 2025, up 102% year over year, while U.S. sales totaled 7,300. U.S. dealers still have 2025 inventory, and some are listing vehicles at steep discounts in the mid-five-figure dollar range.

Volkswagen said it does not plan to bring the short-wheelbase model or the cargo-van body sold in Europe to the U.S. Gruner said the short-wheelbase Buzz “doesn’t fit the U.S. market.” He added the company is in early discussions about an Adventure-style ID. Buzz derivative focused on camping.