Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production around mid-2027

What happened

Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, Elon Musk said ¹. Musk said the move is to make room for increased Cybercab production ². The company will axe the Cybertruck ³. Tesla began delivering the Cybertruck to customers only in late 2023 ⁴. Tesla sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in the US last year, down 48 per cent from 38,965 in 2024 ⁵. Musk once predicted Tesla would sell 250,000 Cybertrucks annually ⁶. Tesla has sold just tens of thousands of Cybertrucks in total over the last three years ⁷. Musk has not said whether Cybertruck production will be moved elsewhere ⁸.

What is confirmed

The confirmed claims establish the production decision and its stated rationale. Musk said Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027 ¹, and that the change is to make room for increased Cybercab production ². Tesla will axe the Cybertruck ³. The Cybertruck reached customers only in late 2023 ⁴. US sales fell to 20,237 last year from 38,965 in 2024 ⁵, against Musk's earlier prediction of 250,000 annually ⁶. Total sales over three years amount to tens of thousands ⁷. Musk has not said whether production will move elsewhere ⁸. Tesla began offering paid rides in a small fleet of Cybercabs in Austin in September ⁹. Musk called the Cybertruck the 'best vehicle Tesla has ever made' and the wind-down the 'end of an era' ¹⁰.

Where the accounts differ

The ledger contains no direct denials of the core production claim. The differences lie in emphasis. European media foregrounds Musk's own words and the wider business picture, with the Financial Times calling the truck a 'masterclass in failing upwards' and quoting Musk saying 'We dug our own grave with Cybertruck' ¹¹. US media foregrounds the commercial record and Musk's political spending, with The Verge opening 'Good riddance, Cybertruck!' and Ars Technica calling it an 'angular metallic flop' ¹². Middle East state media foregrounds Musk's announcement and sales figures, framing the model as 'polarising' and 'struggling' ¹⁰⁵. South China Morning Post foregrounds weak sales, citing Kelley Blue Book figures against Musk's earlier prediction ⁵⁶. The Financial Times says Musk is shifting focus to robotics and AI ¹³, a framing not repeated in the same terms by other blocs.

What is not known yet

Several details rest on single outlets. Musk made the announcement in a post on X on Friday, reported only by Al Jazeera ¹⁴. About 570 of the more than 1,200 Tesla robotaxis operating in Texas are Cybercabs, reported only by TRT World ¹⁵. Tesla has issued 11 recalls for the Cybertruck since late 2023, reported only by TRT World ¹⁶. Tesla still must answer the US auto safety agency's questions on whether it properly self-certified the Cybercab, reported only by South China Morning Post ¹⁷. SpaceX became one of the largest single purchasers of Cybertrucks to absorb unsold inventory, reported only by The Verge ¹⁸. Tesla plans to expand Cybercabs to other cities, starting with Dallas later this month, reported only by TechCrunch ¹⁹. Tesla decided earlier this year to end production of the Model S and Model X, reported only by TechCrunch ²⁰. The ledger leaves open where Cybertruck production, if any, will go, and what the safety agency's questions will yield.

Why it matters

The wind-down marks the end of a model Musk once predicted would reach 250,000 annual sales ⁶, against tens of thousands sold in total over three years ⁷. This suggests the Texas plant's shift to Cybercab output is a reallocation of manufacturing capacity rather than an expansion ². If confirmed, the single-source report that SpaceX absorbed unsold inventory would indicate demand was weaker than deliveries suggest ¹⁸. Analysis: the confirmed Cybercab ride service in Austin ⁹ and the unanswered safety-agency questions ¹⁷ mean the pivot's outcome depends on regulatory clearance not yet established.