Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production around mid-⁠2027 to make room for Cybercab

Musk’s announcement

Elon Musk wrote on X early on Nov. 6 (06:30 UTC) that Tesla will be winding down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year. The reason is to make room for more Cybercab production at the same plant. Musk gave no exact date. By Nov. 7, the post had been viewed more than 8.8 million times.

According to CNBC, the Cybertruck is built only in Texas, alongside the Model Y and the two-seat Cybercab robotaxi. Musk did not say whether the truck would be built at another plant. According to CNBC, Musk later answered a user who called the news the “end of an era.” He wrote: “True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.” Tesla did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment. That morning, Tesla’s official Cybertruck account posted a short video captioned only “Cyber Forever.”

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Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production

Sales fell far short

Tesla does not break out sales by model. Cox Automotive estimates US Cybertruck sales fell to 20,237 units in 2025 from 38,965 in 2024, a 48% drop. Before launch, Musk had predicted annual sales would eventually reach 250,000. CNBC notes that one big buyer last year was Musk’s SpaceX, which spent $131 million on Cybertrucks, according to a SpaceX financial filing.

NHTSA records show 11 voluntary recalls for the 2024 Cybertruck. Problems ranged from an accelerator pedal that could get trapped to software defects and an inverter fault that could cause a sudden loss of drive power.

Missed promises and the robotaxi push

When Tesla unveiled the truck in 2019, it promised a starting price under $40,000 and up to 500 miles of range. According to TechCrunch, neither held: deliveries began in late 2023 at around $60,000, and top range shrank by more than 100 miles. Before construction began, Tesla had referred to its Texas plant as the “Cybertruck factory.”

TechCrunch counts the Cybertruck as the third product Tesla has dropped to pursue bigger ambitions. Earlier this year, it ended Model S and Model X production and gave that factory space to its Optimus humanoid robot. Cybercabs have been on the streets of Austin for two months, and Tesla plans to expand to Dallas later this month. Its Model Y robotaxis already operate in Austin, Houston, Dallas and three Florida cities.