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Due to the Republican-backed tarrifs, people in the US may not be able to buy it for awhile, if ever.

Volkswagen began manufacturing ID.4 in the US back in 2022 and even before that AFAIK most of the cars they sold in the US weren't imported from Europe.

Of course they might decide that there might not be enough demand for small budget cars in the US to even offer this model but I doubt tariffs would be the primary reason.

Thanks. I assume the tarrifs apply to foreign-made, not foriegn-owned manufacturing (i.e., the VW plant in the US isn't affected). Also, their supply chains will be affected - I'd guess VW's plant has more non-US suppliers but that's not necessarily true.

Are they banned in the US?

They are made in TN and they sell 10-20k per year.

https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/volkswagen/id4

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