Volkswagen’s US EV sales collapse 90% in a quarter
Volkswagen sold 1,421 electric cars in the United States in the third quarter, a 90% fall, after ending ID.4 production and halting imports of its electric minivan. In Europe battery electric cars took 29% of new registrations in August.
Volkswagen sold 1,421 electric cars in the United States between July and September. That is 90% fewer than a year earlier.
The ID.4 accounted for 989 of them, down 92.1% from 12,470, and the ID. Buzz for 432, down 82.5%, InsideEVs reported. Total US sales fell 10.9% to 78,179.
This is a supply number, not a demand one. For most of this year Volkswagen has been selling whatever was left on dealer lots, and InsideEVs calls it among the biggest drops of any electric carmaker in the market.
The ID.4 left productionin Chattanooga in April, so the plant could build the petrol Atlas instead, and ID. Buzz imports stopped,...
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