The slick, electric sedan first introduced in 2023 was supposed to make its North American debut last year, after selling well in Europe and China, but was delayed indefinitely. Now VW is cancelling the ID.7 for the US and Canada, citing a “challenging environment for EVs.”

I t seems Volkswagen finally made up its mind about the ID.7. Since its release in Europe in 2023, the company has been going back and forth about whether it would bring the elect

"Due to the ongoing challenging EV climate, Volkswagen has decided to no longer offer the ID.7 to the North American market," Gillies said. "Despite this, electric vehicles continue to be a core part of Volkswagen’s long-term product strategy, and new electric models will continue to be introduced for this market."

The Volkswagen ID.7 won't be coming to America. The German automaker confirmed that the model will only sell in Europe and China

Volkswagen has dropped plans to sell the ID.7 in North America VW's MEB-based electric liftback was originally due to start sales in the U.S. as a 2025 model VW cited a challenging EV climate as the reason for the cancellation The Volkswagen ID.

The Volkswagen ID.7 was going to be a big deal. At least, that’s what we all thought. VW figured so too as it flew a small group of journalists, including my boss Kyle, all the way to Spain to drive an early prototype.