Carmaker hits an electric milestone

VOLKSWAGEN says it has reached a “significant milestone” in its transformation to electromobility.

The 1.5 millionth vehicle worldwide from the all-electric ID. family has been handed over to a customer at the Volkswagen plant in Emden.

“1.5 million ID. models delivered — this clearly shows that Volkswagen is a pioneer in the field of electromobility,” claimed Martin Sander, board member for sales, marketing and after sales.

Almost exactly five years ago, in September 2020, the first electric vehicles from Volkswagen’s all-electric ID. family were delivered.

Volkswagen now tops the registration statistics in the electric segment not only in Germany but also in Europe.

“This confirms that our portfolio contains the vehicles our customers need. As a company, we are on the right path. Volkswagen remains a trailblazer in the ramp-up phase of electromobility,” Sander explained.

Sander handed over the key to the anniversary vehicle to a customer from Vechta in Lower Saxony.

“The ID.7 embodies the strength of Lower Saxony and is proof of the state’s ability to transform,” underlined Lies, whose official car during his tenure as Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs was an ID.7 built in Emden.

The plant in East Frisia is a prime example of Volkswagen’s transformation.

In recent years, the group has invested more than one billion euros in converting it into an exclusively electric vehicle manufacturing facility.

Aside from Zwickau and Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden, Emden is the only Volkswagen plant worldwide dedicated solely to electric vehicles.

Further ID. models are rolling off the production lines in Hanover and Chattanooga (USA), as well as in Foshan, Changsha and Anting (all China).

The ID. family has grown steadily since its launch in 2020, with the compact model ID.3 — Volkswagen’s first vehicle developed exclusively as an electric car — being followed a year later by the SUV ID.4 (2021) and its coupé version ID.5 plus the electric bus ID. Buzz.

The most recent additions to the ID. family are the ID.7 and the ID.7 Tourer, which came out in 2024. The ID.7 Tourer was the electric vehicle with the highest number of registrations in Germany in the first half of 2025.