Volkswagen Postpones the Release of Electric Golf and T-Roc

Volkswagen plans to relaunch its best-selling models, the Golf and T-Roc, as fully electric vehicles. However, the release of the models is being postponed due to cost concerns.

Volkswagen is planning to re-release two of its best-selling models, the Golf and the T-Roc, as fully electric vehicles. The electric Golf was initially expected to go on sale in 2028, but that date has now been pushed back to 2029.

Electric Golf to Arrive in 2029, T-Roc in 2030

According to Bloomberg, the company anticipates a delay of about 9 months. The reason for the delay is the increase in costs stemming from the restructuring process at the Wolfsburg plant, where the Golf is produced, and the fact that demand is not as high as expected. Last year, Volkswagen announced it would move gasoline Golf production to Mexico. According to the plans, the ID.Golf was supposed to be introduced in 2027. However, the factory conversion costs have strained the budget, so the timeline has been postponed.

VW is currently preparing for a crucial meeting of its Supervisory Board to determine the capacity utilization of all its global factories and to make financial plans for the next five years. The company saved 15 billion euros last year and is planning further cuts this year. It is stated that the company is willing to invest billions in new platforms and factory conversions but wants to use its current resources more carefully.

The production line in Wolfsburg is being prepared for the next generation of electric vehicles. These include the electric T-Roc as well as the Golf, and its launch has also been postponed. The ID.Roc was planned for a release in the fall of 2029, but the launch has been delayed to the summer of 2030.

The plan to move the current Golf to Mexico also seems to have been delayed because the expenditures for the production infrastructure of the two new electric models must be shifted to a different period.

Discontent is also increasing within the factory. According to sources, production lines frequently stop due to equipment failures, which could lead to thousands of vehicles not being produced each week.

Sales are not as strong as expected

According to an internal source, sales of electric cars have not been as strong as VW had hoped. An internal source who spoke to the German newspaper said, “Even though unit sales are increasing, our initial investments were planned for much higher volumes. We have completely over-invested.”

Volkswagen aims to develop a more affordable family of electric vehicles to compete against fast-growing brands like its Chinese rival, BYD. At the IAA Mobility 2025 fair last week, the company showcased the ID.Polo and the ID.Cross, the electric sibling of the T-Cross. The ID.Polo is planned to hit the market in the first half of next year with a starting price of around 25,000 euros, followed by the ID.Cross and a small model based on the ID.EVERY1.

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