While nobody actually expects the Volkswagen ID.1, recently revealed as the ID.EVERY1 Concept, to come to the US, there might be hope for a different smaller Volkswagen electric vehicle not too dissimilar to a Golf. According to the folks at Carscoops, the slightly larger ID.2 that’s coming down the pipe for Europe could be under consideration for a US release. When asked by the publication about if there were any plans for the ID.1 coming to the US, the reply from a Volkswagen representative was that it’s “highly unlikely.” However, when asked about the ID.2, they were told that Volkswagen “can’t confirm anything about the ID.2.”
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a mainstream automaker founded by the German Labour Front in 1937 as the “people’s car” company. Famous for the Volkswagen Beetle, Type 2 Bus, and modern classics like the Golf and Jetta, Volkswagen has emerged as one of the world’s largest automakers and a subsection of the larger Volkswagen Group, which either directly or indirectly owns controlling stakes in Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Rimac, Seat, and more.
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28 May 1937
- Founder
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German Labour Front
- Headquarters
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Wolfsburg, Germany
- Owned By
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Volkswagen Group
- Current CEO
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Thomas Schaefer
Why The ID.2 Could Be Successful In America
In this industry where the standard answer to either of these questions is typically the stonewalling words: “We can’t comment on future products.” The words “can’t confirm anything about” are a red rag to the automotive journalist bull. Of course, it could literally be the truth as there’s nothing to confirm or deny, or it could be a little verbal wink saying that the ID.2 coming to America isn’t an idea that’s been cleared from the table. If so, we can see some good reasons not to rule it out just yet.
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TheID.1 is just too small for the US market as it lands somewhere between the subcompact Volkswagen Up and themore globally known Volkswagen Polo. The ID.2 will be bigger, and a crossover, or, more likely, a hatchback disguised as a crossover. While the US isn’t a country where a lot of hatchbacks are sold, there’s stilla lot of love for the Volkswagen Golf, and the ID.2 could fill that gap – albeit with an all-electric drivetrain.
Volkswagen has also done well with the ID.4 over here, and a smaller EV crossover could be just the ticket for Volkswagen to improve on that. Particularly if Tesla’s CEO doesn’t step down or get removed in an attempt to separate the brand from his public image. If Tesla is nosediving in sales as it appears to be, along with its stock value, then the gap in the market will be huge and there would be a race to fill it.
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Why The ID.2 Might Not Work In The US
The ID.2 is due to land in its initial markets towards the end of the year, but a lot could change in how automakers plan to do business in the US by then. It may simply be too much to import into the US due to tariffs, and the uncertainty of tariffs might even be enough to scupper the idea. Inflation could become a wet blanket over the car market, or the US could plunge into recession or, at the rate the economy is tanking, into depression. Given the economic uncertainty erring on the likelihood of big problems, if the ID.2 is on the table for the US, it could be there for an awfully long time.
Source: Carscoops
