Volkswagen still has yet to announce pricing for its ID.4 and ID.5 electric SUVs even as their December 2024 launch creeps ever closer, but it has set expectations.
“You’re going to be pleasantly surprised by this [pricing],” Paul Pottinger, general manager of corporate communications for Volkswagen Group Australia, told CarExpert. The company had been expected to announce pricing this week, but the local boss has said it’s still being finalised. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now.
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I think we will need a few more days and [a short] period to finalise it with headquarters,” said VGA managing director Karsten Seifert. “But I’m quite convinced that we will be as reasonably priced with a very welcome price for the Australian market also for the ID.4.
“We have to find the right price spot, which is not all the time let’s say the most easiest subject for our group. We will get better in that.” Both executives pointed to the ID.
Buzz , for which pricing was announced earlier this year and which sees most of the electric people mover’s range slide in under the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold. It’s unclear just how close Volkswagen will be able to get to the rival Tesla Model Y , which is not only the segment’s best-seller but also Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV). The similarly sized, Chinese-built SUV opens at $55,900 before.