Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year, Musk says
Elon Musk says Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck at its Texas factory around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab self-driving taxis. He has not said whether the truck will be built anywhere else.
Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year. Chief executive Elon Musk announced the decision on X. He wrote that the move would "make room for increased Cybercab production." The Cybercab is Tesla's self-driving taxi. Musk did not say whether Tesla plans to build the truck in another factory. According to the Guardian, that would probably require a large investment in the specialised tooling the vehicle needs. The BBC reported that the project's lead engineer, Wes Morrill, appeared to suggest the truck is being discontinued. He wrote on X that the Cybertruck "lives on through Cybercab." Sales never matched the hype. The Guardian reported that Musk once aimed to sell 200,000 Cybertrucks a year. Tesla does not report Cybertruck sales separately. In the third quarter of 2026 it delivered only 8,300 "other models", a group that includes the Cybertruck. Model 3 and Model Y deliveries reached 478,000 combined in the same period. Fans mourned the news online. One user called it "the best vehicle Tesla has ever made". Musk replied "true", adding that the Cybertruck fleet "will be around for a long time", the BBC reported. Earlier this year Musk called it the…
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