Volkswagen are running out of heat pumps. Most ID models from VW are currently being delivered without these components, which extend the range, especially in winter. The reason: production at a supplier is halted because there are no semiconductors. In Austria, however, the situation is better than in many other countries.
In the German online configurator, the heat pump option is not available for VW ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.Buzz. “Due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors, there is currently no optional offering for the heat pump in our ID models. We are monitoring this situation very closely and hope to be able to include the heat pump in our offer again soon,” said Volkswagen in Germany. time frame? Uncertain. In Austria, however, the heat pump is standard on all ID models – except for the ID.3. Porsche Austria says: Cars that come with a heat pump as standard are also delivered with it. However, the option for the ID.3 has been canceled for the time being. However, anyone who has already ordered an ID.3 with a heat pump will also get it, according to the importer: “The customer order backlog will remain as it is, if a HP has been ordered, one will also be installed.” First there were info mails to Canadian customers became public, with the content that vehicles are delivered without the ordered heat pumps. Specifically, it was about VW ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron. The Audi model rolls off the assembly line together with the VWs in Zwickau – actually even with a heat pump as standard. However, the ID.4 for North America will be built in the US state of Tennessee. That means the heat pump shortage is a global problem for the Wolfsburg-based company. In Canada, customers reportedly have the choice of canceling the order or accepting a credit note.
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