Volkswagen's replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here
Volkswagen’s ID.4 is no more.
Ars Technica reports: Volkswagen’s ID.4 is no more.
The midsize crossover debuted in 2021, one of VW's first new electric vehicles designed in the wake of dieselgate. A year later, the company began local production in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a couple of years ago facelifted the model, adding a much-improved rear drive unit in the process.
This technology story centres on Germany. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Volkswagen’s ID, ID and Chattanooga.
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- Germany · Europe
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- Ars Technica
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- Volkswagen’s ID, ID, Chattanooga, VW
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- Technology
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- And, having sold almost a million ID.4s (and near-identical ID.5s) globally, the German automaker has decided it’s time for its replacement. (Ars Technica)
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