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.”

The electric family sedan's tumultuous launch process ultimately ends with VW deciding not to sell it on this side of the pond.

The ID.7 was originally slated to go on sale in the U.S. at some point in 2024, but VW announced an indefinite delay in May of last year. There was no targeted on-sale date provided last year, which makes its complete cancellation less surprising now.

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

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."

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.