# After mid-April, no more VW ID.4s will roll down Chattanooga’s assembly line.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · Ars Technica*

## Key points

- Volkswagen will stop producing the ID.4 electric SUV in Chattanooga after mid-April 2026.
- The Chattanooga plant will be retooled to manufacture the gasoline-powered second-generation Atlas SUV.
- ID.4 sales dropped 62 percent year-over-year after the clean vehicle tax credit was abolished in late 2025.
- VW will not import the ID.Buzz minivan for model year 2026 due to low sales.
- A future electric model, possibly rebadged as ID.Tiguan, is planned for North America.

**Companies:** Volkswagen
**Countries:** United States, Germany

[Read the full story on Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/04/volkswagen-ends-id-4-production-in-tennessee-to-build-atlas-suv/)

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