The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Is A Hit–Just Not In The U.S.

The electric minivan didn’t do great in the U.S., but its performance globally has been rock solid.

2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz

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Iulian Dnistran

By: Iulian Dnistran

Jan 16, at 6:38am ET

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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric minivan saw its global sales double last year.
The EV’s performance in the U.S. has been lackluster.
Elsewhere, the van has been buzzing along nicely.

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is proving to be a hit, just not in America. The electric minivan had a rough time stateside, where it took a while to arrive, and when it finally got here, its disappointing range rating and high price left many buyers wanting more.

Globally, however, the Buzz saw its sales numbers more than double last year, compared to 2024. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 60,700 ID. Buzz EVs around the world in 2025, a 102% increase over the 29,900 shipments made in 2024.

2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz

Photo by: Kevin Williams/InsideEVs

These numbers include 7,300 units delivered in North America, where the retro-inspired electric minivan’s sales theoretically increased by 461%. In reality, though, that’s not quite fair, seeing how VW started selling the battery-powered people carrier in late 2024 in the U.S.

The German company only sold one version of the ID. Buzz here–the passenger-oriented long-wheelbase model with a 91-kilowatt-hour battery pack. In Europe and other parts of the world, the Buzz is available with more than one battery option, as well as a cargo van and a short-wheelbase model.

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Speaking of the cargo variant, it accounted for roughly 46% of the model’s sales worldwide, a number that could increase after Volkswagen debuts the long-wheelbase option for the electric cargo van.

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In fact, the Buzz was the main driving force behind VW Commercial Vehicles’ growth in the electric segment, which rose 118.9% year over year, reaching 65,900 units in 2025. However, the division’s total sales amounted to 401,000 units worldwide, courtesy of combustion-powered models like the T-Series, Caddy, Crafter and Amarok. In other words, EVs made up 16.4% of the company’s total shipments, which means there’s still a long way to go until we start seeing electric Volkswagen vans everywhere.

In the U.S., the ID. Buzz will not get a 2026 model, but the EV is slated to return later this year as a 2027 model, with Kjell Gruner, the President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, saying: “We’re excited to welcome model year 2027 in 2026.” If VW somehow finds a way to make the ID. Buzz cheaper, it could gain some ground here, as it is still one of the coolest EVs around.