Tesla will end Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, according to Elon Musk, after years of persistently weak sales. Musk said in an X post on Friday, November 6, that the wind-down would let Tesla make more Cybercabs, a robotaxi he has made central to its autonomous-vehicle ambitions.
On Saturday, Musk said Tesla will add an extra production shift to fill outstanding Cybertruck orders before dismantling the line around June/July next year for Cybercab expansion. The timeline is Musk’s stated plan, and no independent confirmation has been provided.
According to Kelley Blue Book, as cited by Rappler, Tesla sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in the US last year, down 48% from 38,965 in 2024. Around the 2023 start of production, Musk had predicted annual Cybertruck sales of 250,000 units.
According to NHTSA, as cited by Rappler, Tesla has issued 11 recalls for the Cybertruck since it went on sale in late 2023. Rappler also reports that SpaceX bought Cybertrucks worth $131 million from Tesla in 2025 at list price, according to its IPO filing.
Former Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer said it "doesn’t make sense to keep it going when it’s not meeting its targets." Analysts say Tesla’s shift toward robotics and autonomy comes at the expense of its EV business as Chinese rivals gain ground. According to Texas’s Department of Motor Vehicles, about 570 of more than 1,200 Tesla robotaxis in Texas are Cybercabs.
NHTSA opened an audit in September into Tesla’s Cybercab self-certification, and its outcome has not been reported. The Cybertruck line is due to be dismantled around June/July next year.
Rappler is the only outlet in the available sources carrying these details, and it labels its article as AI-generated. Tesla has not responded beyond Musk’s X posts, and the Kelley Blue Book and IPO documents were not available to verify the figures.
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