Volkswagen announced that it finally reached its goal of 30,000 reservations for the 1ST launch edition of the ID.3.

The target was to collect 30,000 by the world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show and exactly that's what was accomplished, although many said in May that VW set a low target. The first 10,000 were pre-booked in 24 hours.

According to the German manufacturer, the majority of Volkswagen ID.3 1ST was pre-booked in five countries:

  • Germany
  • Norway
  • the Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • the United Kingdom

For those who didn't catch onto the ID.3 1ST, there is still a chance in the form of waiting list:

"”People who are still interested in an ID.3 1ST or an early model in the ID.3 production series should still register with us,” says Sales Board Member Jürgen Stackmann. “Our markets are keeping waiting lists for potential purchasers. Experience indicates that there may still be some movement on the waiting list up to the deadline for binding orders.” Reservations can still be placed on the portal http://www.volkswagen.com/id-prebooking or at Volkswagen’s IAA stand. Production of the ID.3 1ST is to start at the end of 2019, as planned. The first vehicles will be delivered in mid-2020.

 

Here's everything we know in regards to the ID.3:

Volkswagen ID.3 market launch:

  • Launching the pre-booking of ID.3 1ST on May 8 (30,000 units)
  • Presentation of the ID.3 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2019
  • Sales of the pre-booked cars will start after the auto show (orders to be taken by dealers)
  • Production of the ID.3 1ST is to start as planned at the end of 2019 in Zwickau, Germany
  • the first vehicles are to be delivered in mid-2020
  • Target production is claimed to be above 100,000 annually.

The offer:

  • ID.3 1ST special edition (30,000 vehicles), medium battery pack (58 kWh, 420 km / 261 miles of WLTP range), starting below €40,000 in Germany before the deduction of the subsidy, in four colors and three trim versions
  • ID.3 regular with medium battery pack
  • ID.3 regular with big battery pack
  • ID.3 regular with base battery pack starting below €30,000 (target) in Germany

* Registration deposit is €1,000, but could vary in other countries (£750 in the UK).

Gallery: Volkswagen ID.3 Prebooking

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More than 30,000 reservations for the ID.3 1ST edition

  • Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom
  • World premiere of the ID.3
  • at the IAA in Frankfurt
  • Volkswagen Sales Board Member Jürgen Stackmann: “The success of our pre-booking shows that the ID.3 is coming at precisely the right time.”

Just before the beginning of the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Volkswagen has already received more than 30,000 reservations for the ID.3. Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. More than 100,000 further ID. fans have registered for the ID.3 newsletter which Volkswagen is using to present regular information on its new full-electric ID. family as well as topics connected with e-mobility. Volkswagen is showing the ID.3 as a world premiere at the IAA next week.

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