Volkswagen Starts Series Production of the ID. Tiguan at Its Emden Plant

Volkswagen has started series production of the all-electric ID. Tiguan at its plant in Emden, Germany.

The first customer cars are due at the beginning of 2027, and Volkswagen said it has already taken several thousand pre-orders since the model’s world premiere in early October.

The first series vehicle rolled off the line on November 12

The first series-production ID. Tiguan, finished in Olive Bronze Metallic, rolled off the line on Thursday, November 12, in Hall 20b at the Emden plant. Volkswagen presented the model as the successor to the ID.4.

Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer called the start of production a strong signal that the company is following through and delivering, according to Volkswagen.

Schäfer, production and logistics board member Christian Vollmer, and sales, marketing and after-sales board member Martin Jahn attended the event, together with deputy general works council chairman Jürgen Mahnkopf and Lower Saxony’s minister-president, Olaf Lies.

Volkswagen said the ID. family has accounted for more than two million deliveries worldwide since the ID.3 arrived in 2019. Emden, which will continue to build the ID.7, has produced more than 500,000 electric vehicles to date. Volkswagen said the ID.7 was Germany’s most-registered electric vehicle in October.

The ID. Tiguan will be offered with three powertrains

Volkswagen will offer a 140 kW, or 190 horsepower, rear-wheel-drive version with a 58 kWh battery; a 210 kW, or 286 horsepower, rear-wheel-drive version with a 77 kWh battery; and a 220 kW, or 299 horsepower, 4MOTION all-wheel-drive version, also with a 77 kWh battery.

Depending on the powertrain and battery, the ID. Tiguan is rated for up to 600 kilometers of WLTP range. Towing capacity is up to 1,800 kilograms with the 58 kWh battery and up to 2,000 kilograms with the 77 kWh battery. The model has a 32-liter front trunk and cargo volume of up to 534 liters.

Four trim levels will be available: Trend, Life, Style and R-Line. Volkswagen is also adding a 12-inch passenger display, the first in a European Volkswagen, alongside a 10-inch digital cockpit and a 15-inch center infotainment screen.

The model replaces the ID.4 and ID.5 in Volkswagen’s lineup

In the brand’s model portfolio, the ID. Tiguan replaces the ID.4 and the ID.5, which Volkswagen said have been among the Volkswagen Group’s most frequently delivered electric vehicles in recent years.

Production in Emden will be ramped up in the coming weeks. Vollmer thanked the plant’s workforce for preparing the site to build the ID. Tiguan, after years of shifting the factory toward electric vehicles.

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