Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production in 2027 to Make Room for Cybercab

Tesla Cybertruck production will wind down at the company’s Texas factory around the middle of next year, chief executive Elon Musk has said. In a post on X on Friday, Musk said the move would “make room for increased Cybercab production”. He did not say whether the angular electric pickup would be built anywhere else.

The announcement appears to signal the end of one of Tesla’s most talked-about vehicles, the BBC reported. It comes about three years after the first Cybertrucks reached customers.

What Musk said about Tesla Cybertruck production

Musk’s post was brief. He said Tesla “will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year”. The reason, he said, was to make space for more Cybercabs, the company’s planned self-driving taxis.

However, Wes Morrill, who led the project, seemed to hint that the truck would be discontinued. “Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab,” he wrote on X.

When a fan lamented that the truck was being “discontinued next year”, Musk replied “true”. He added: “But the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.”

The Austin factory is the only Tesla plant known to build the Cybertruck, The Verge reported. As a result, moving production elsewhere would be difficult.

Sales far below early hopes

Tesla does not publish separate Cybertruck sales figures. Instead, it groups the truck with other low-volume models. Even so, the available numbers suggest weak demand.

Even the highest analyst estimates put total deliveries at about 70,000 since the 2023 launch, according to The Verge. That is far below the 250,000 trucks a year that Musk once predicted.

Electrek, a site that closely tracks Tesla, estimated that the truck is selling at about 30,000 units a year. Tesla’s “Other Models” category, which includes the Cybertruck, fell 48% year on year to 8,295 vehicles in the third quarter. Electrek believes Cybertrucks made up 7,000 to 8,000 of that total.

Data from Cox Automotive, cited by Electrek, also pointed to falling US sales. It estimated about 3,500 Cybertrucks were sold in the first quarter of 2026, down from more than 14,000 in the third quarter of 2024.

Prices rise after the announcement

Meanwhile, Tesla lifted US prices for the truck by as much as 10% after the news, Electrek reported on Friday. The cheapest version customers can now order costs $92,490. Tesla also no longer accepts orders for the entry-level Dual Motor model.

That is far from the starting price of $39,900 that Tesla promised when it unveiled the truck in 2019, the site noted. In comparison, the top “Cyberbeast” model now costs $102,490.

A troubled history

The Cybertruck drew attention from the start. At its 2019 launch, Musk tried to show off its apparently unbreakable glass, only for a window to shatter during the live demonstration, the BBC recalled.

Despite that, the stainless-steel truck attracted strong early interest. Musk said in 2019 that it had received 146,000 orders. Its launch was delayed until 2023.

Since then, it has faced several recalls. In 2025, a recall covered more than 46,000 trucks over a trim panel that could come loose, the BBC reported. The design also means the truck is not available in Europe or in most countries that drive on the left.

Tesla’s bet on self-driving cars

For Tesla, the decision reflects a wider shift towards autonomy. The company is betting heavily on robotaxis and the Cybercab. Earlier this year, Tesla also ended production of its Model S and Model X, according to Electrek.

Critics argue the “make room” explanation hides poor demand. On the other hand, Tesla’s supporters see the change as a sign of focus on future products.

For buyers, the key questions remain open. Tesla has not yet said how long it will sell existing stock, or what support existing owners can expect. Those answers, along with Cybercab production plans, will be watched closely in the months ahead.