VW’s Coupe-Styled EV Could Be Dead in Two Years originally appeared on Autoblog.
The first half of 2025 has been kind to Volkswagen’s EVs, with the automaker seeing an increase of around 47 percent in sales. Despite that, the automaker is reportedly considering cutting one of its longer-running electric models due to unimpressive sales numbers.
VW is reportedly looking to cut the ID.5 as soon as 2027, which would mark the seven-year point in its lifespan. The coupe-styled electric SUV never made it to the U.S., and in Europe, buyers have favored the larger, more practical ID.4. Volkswagen is not considering a follow-up for the ID.5.
The ID.5 also forms the basis for the Ford Capri, which went on sale last year and immediately had its production numbers cut back due to “rapidly deteriorating market conditions for electric vehicles,” according to a Ford spokesperson.
Volkswagen combines ID.4 and ID.5 sales, so it can be difficult to get solid sales numbers. That said, the two combined to become VW’s best-selling EVs in the first half of 2025, followed by the ID.3. Audi’s Q4 e-tron variants landed in a distant third place.
Volkswagen is targeting and discontinuing slower-selling models, starting with the Passat a few years back and the Arteon more recently. The newer ID. Buzz electric minivan was slated to replace the Touran in other countries, but those plans were ditched due to lackluster demand.
Like others in the industry, the German automaker has been forced to adapt as buyers’ on-again, off-again EV demand makes it difficult to plan. Volkswagen also has headaches in China, where buyers are shifting toward domestic brands in high numbers. The company has seen strikes and other challenges in its European workforce as it looks to cut costs, with the auto workers’ union saying the company “set fire to our collective agreements.”
VW’s Coupe-Styled EV Could Be Dead in Two Years first appeared on Autoblog on Aug 9, 2025
This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Aug 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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