Volkswagen Australia has slashed as much as $12,000 off the advisable retail costs of its ID. Buzz electrical folks mover and ID. Buzz Cargo electrical industrial van, whereas additionally extending drive-away affords on each EVs till April 30, 2026.
It’s the second spherical of reductions up to now 4 months for the ID. Buzz, after costs have been reduce by as a lot as $8000 throughout the lineup in October final 12 months.
Drive-away offers stay the identical: the ID. Buzz Professional short-wheelbase folks mover continues to be being provided for $79,990 drive-away; its long-wheelbase counterpart for $84,990 drive-away; and the ID. Buzz Cargo for $72,990 drive-away.
Nonetheless, Volkswagen has taken an axe to the advisable retail costs of the electrical folks mover and cargo van lineup.
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The ID. Buzz Professional SWB’s listing worth earlier than on-road prices has been slashed by $12,000 to $75,990; the ID. Buzz Professional LWB by $10,300 to $80,990 earlier than on-roads; and the ID. Buzz GTX LWB by $5000 to $104,990 earlier than on-roads.
The ID. Buzz Cargo can be $10,000 cheaper at $69,990 earlier than on-roads.
The entry-level ID. Buzz comes with a 210kW/560Nm electrical motor powering the rear wheels and a claimed 422km WLTP driving vary, whereas the flagship GTX contains a 250kW/590Nm powertrain with all-wheel drive, a 450km vary and a 6.4-second claimed 0-100km/h time.
The bottom mannequin comes commonplace with 19-inch alloy wheels, matrix LED headlights with adaptive high-beam, adaptive cruise management, and ‘Straightforward Open’ powered sliding doorways.
The cabin features a 12.9-inch infotainment touchscreen with a 360-degree digital camera, wi-fi telephone charging, and 7 USB ports.
Choices embody the enduring Kombi two-tone paintwork, which Volkswagen Australia says options on round half of its inventory and prices an additional $4090, whereas metallic and pearlescent colors price $1890.
Volkswagen Australia beforehand informed CarExpert the value reductions weren’t launched as a consequence of gradual gross sales.
Final 12 months, Volkswagen offered 552 ID. Buzz folks movers, topping the premium MPV section and greater than doubling the 263 items recorded by the next-best Mercedes-Benz V-Class. In the meantime, the ID. Buzz Cargo industrial van notched up 190 deliveries, for a complete of 742 ID. Buzz gross sales in 2025.
Volkswagen Industrial Automobiles stated in December 2024 it anticipated the mixed ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo lineup to be its second best-selling industrial mannequin vary in Australia behind the Amarok, after which in June 2025 on the launch of the flagship ID. Buzz GTX stated it anticipated to promote round 100 examples of the brand new top-spec mannequin alone per thirty days, accounting for about 20 per cent of complete ID. Buzz gross sales.
It’s due to this fact fallen brief, with the Caddy cargo van notching 885 deliveries and besting the mixed ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo tally, although the complete vary of ID. Buzz variants is but to publish a full 12 months of gross sales.
There’s additionally been a manufacturing pause for the ID. Buzz, because the mannequin struggled to achieve traction within the US with a narrower lineup not together with short-wheelbase and Cargo variations, and amid ongoing tariff negotiations.
Globally, nevertheless, ID. Buzz gross sales doubled year-on-year in 2025, with 60,700 items offered, serving to Volkswagen Group double its complete industrial EV gross sales for the 12 months.
The German automaker additionally outsold Tesla to grow to be Europe’s number-one EV model in 2025, with 274,417 gross sales, led by the ID.4 mid-size electrical SUV with 80,123 items offered.
Volkswagen ID. Buzz pricing
| Mannequin | Worth earlier than on-roads | Drive-away worth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo | $69,990 (-$10,000) | $72,990 |
| 2026 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Professional SWB | $75,990 (-$12,000) | $79,990 |
| 2026 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Professional LWB | $80,990 (-$10,300) | $84,990 |
| 2026 Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX LWB | $104,990 (-$4000) | – |
