Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have given the new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo their world premiere in Hamburg. With Europe's first all-electric bus and transporter range, Volkswagen is providing yet another solution to sustainable and CO2-free mobility. The ID. Buzz comes with the latest ID. software and sets new standards in its segment with the latest systems and functions for safety, comfort and charging.
Iconic design: The ID. Buzz is the new face of a sustainable form of mobility
The visual frame around these future-oriented technologies is formed by the unique design of the ID. Buzz. "The T1 - an icon of the 1950s - enabled people to gain mobility and freedom. With the ID. Buzz, we are transferring this T1 DNA to the present day and thus into the era of electric mobility," says Jozef Kaba, Head of Volkswagen Design. "The ID. Buzz brings a lot of sympathy and proximity to people back to the road," the chief designer continues. And it is the proportions that make the ID. Buzz so unique. Kaba creates a direct link with the original classic vehicle: "In the T1 you are practically sitting on top of the front axle - there's no front overhang. For all its safety relevance and technology, the ID. Buzz has super short overhangs." The designer sums up: "The ID. Buzz is timeless, sustainable and yet also extremely functional - that makes it unique." Another feature that has always been typical of the model line is the iconic front with its V-shaped front panel between the charismatic LED headlights. That goes for the optional two-tone paintwork too.
Made in Germany
The ID. Buzz model line is being produced by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles at its main plant in Hanover. The majority of the electric drive system modules being supplied to the plant for this purpose will also be made in Germany to the highest quality standards - in this case by the Group's own Volkswagen Group Components division. Since 2022, the Hanover plant has been one of the Group's high-tech locations for the production of all-electric vehicles. It is also the case across the board that Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has begun a transformation process in order to be able to offer more electric models in the future. In Hanover, where once a Bulli model line used to be produced, what is being created today in parallel is a three-pillar Bulli product - two of them electric. The ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo leave the production line as zero-emission vehicles - they bear witness to a decision on mobility, with which their owners are able to counter the climatic challenges of our time.
European pre-sales start in May, market launch in the autumn 2022
The ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo will come onto the market in the first few European countries in autumn 2022. Advance sales are due to start in May. With the ID. Buzz, Volkswagen of America will also be initiating the comeback of the so-called microbus in the USA and Canada.
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