Pre-Orders Of Volkswagen's ID.3 Exceeding Expectations

Volkswagen seems to be feeling pretty good about itself today. After announcing pre-orders for the ID.3 hatchback, the first vehicle from VW’s new electric sub-brand, the company reported it was already having issues coping with demand. Within 24 hours, the automaker said it had received more than 10,000 reservations throughout Europe, creating some extra work for its IT department.

“Sometimes, the IT systems are unable to handle the large number of users accessing the system at the same time,” VW said in a release. “This leads to long waiting times and interruptions in the registration process in some markets. Volkswagen is working hard to eliminate the hitches. Nevertheless, more than 10,000 registrations were received throughout Europe during the first 24 hours.”

MDarringer - 5/13/2019 8:11:12 AM

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Here we go again. These pre-orders represent what VW intends to force onto dealers. It does not mean that people took a drive to their local VW dealer and put money down. Better question: how did these phantom people buy when the configurator is not live?

atc98092 - 5/13/2019 8:23:03 AM

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No, these were end customers that put down a cash deposit. either 500 or 1000 Euro from from I read. Like Tesla, it's refundable so remains to be seen how many actually purchase one.

MDarringer - 5/13/2019 8:32:32 AM

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100% bullshit. Just like Tesla's order were 100% bullshit.

vdiv - 5/13/2019 12:02:21 PM

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All they have to do now is to start producing the ID.3 and maybe come up with a better name for it.

MDarringer - 5/13/2019 7:23:26 PM

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Tesla had 500K order for $35K Model 3s. (1) I don't see 500K Model 3s on the road nor (2) any $35K Model 3s. These "order" reports from the manufacturer are BOGUS.

skytop - 5/13/2019 12:59:08 PM

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VW has it's groove back. Now have to actually deliver the product to waiting customers.

MDarringer - 5/13/2019 7:23:55 PM

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Did VW pay you to deliver that asinine comment or are you just that stupid?

CarCrazedinCali - 5/13/2019 2:12:38 PM

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It looks great!

MDarringer - 5/14/2019 8:23:25 AM

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You mean the one they keep promising but never delivering?