Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck electric pickup truck around the middle of next year to make room for increased production of the Cybercab robotaxi, chief executive Elon Musk said on Friday.
"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," Musk wrote in a post on X on November 6.
The decision brings a close to a brief and controversial run for the angular stainless-steel pickup, which went into production in late 2023 after years of delays from its original 2021 target. Musk once said Tesla would eventually build around 250,000 Cybertrucks a year, but fewer than 70,000 have found buyers in total.
Sales have fallen sharply. Cox Automotive estimates Tesla sold just 4,323 Cybertrucks in the United States in the third quarter of 2026, bringing the total for the first nine months of the year to 11,586 — down 28 percent from the same period last year. Tesla delivered 8,295 vehicles in its broader "Other Models" category in the quarter, down 48 percent year over year.
The factory capacity will instead go to the Cybercab, a gold two-seat vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors that Tesla unveiled in October 2024. Production began at the Texas plant earlier this year, and Tesla started offering paid Cybercab rides in Austin in September through its Robotaxi service. Tesla aims to begin selling the Cybercab to the public by the end of the year.
Musk did not say whether Cybertruck production would move to another facility or be discontinued altogether, nor what would happen to outstanding orders or to parts and service for existing owners. The Cybertruck had faced recall after recall during its short life, while the Cybercab is already under scrutiny from federal safety regulators.
