Elon Musk confirmed the news in a short post on X Friday morning. Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to free up space for more Cybercab vehicles. The angular electric pickup, built only at the Austin plant, has less than two years left on the line.
Sales never came close to matching the excitement and early promises. Elon Musk had earlier talked about producing 250,000 trucks each year, with a longer-term goal of 500,000, but the reality was far from that. According to estimates, the Cybertruck has only moved roughly 71,000 units since it began deliveries late in 2023. That was followed by a disappointing US sales performance in the first nine months of 2026, with only 11,586 automobiles sold. That’s a 28% drop from the same period the previous year, and a further dip from 2025, which saw sales plummet by nearly half from 2024. A portion of the recent output is going to companies with ties to Musk.
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The vehicle was always going to be a conversation starter, thanks to its stainless steel body, which was either a daring departure from standard pickup forms or simply ugly, depending on who you asked. Some people praised the sleek lines, while others were put off by the sticker shock, especially because the intended base price of $39,900 was never met. The first several launch models were quite expensive, and it wasn’t until later that a lower-cost single motor version was developed, only to be discontinued a few months later owing to poor demand. To make matters worse, the truck had to contend with a slew of quality control flaws, including some major problems with external trim that may come off at any time, sticky accelerator pedals, and windshield wiper failures.
Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck’s lead engineer, came out swinging when the production ax was swung. In a statement, he described the Cybertruck as ‘an outstanding tech development platform’ that ‘lives on’ through the Cybercab, a two-seat automated vehicle that Tesla has been discreetly testing in Austin and allowing limited paid trips to the public. He also stated that spares and after-sales support will remain available to current owners.
The Cybercab, which has its own steering wheel and pedals, represents only the tip of Tesla’s autonomous ambitions. Musk has described it as the company’s next big volume product, with plans to expand to a few select cities beyond the current handful, and it appears that the Cybertruck is being pulled from production at the Texas factory in order to give that autonomous ride some much-needed elbow room on the factory floor.
This is only the latest in a long string of decisions indicating Tesla’s clear path forward. The Model S and Model X have already been discontinued to make way for Optimus robot manufacture, and the company’s leadership has stated unequivocally that the future is all about autonomous rides and humanoid machines, not regular car sales. To be fair, existing Cybertruck owners will be able to preserve their service network, which is a tiny comfort considering that the decision effectively ends one of the most talked-about vehicles of the last decade. What remains is a clearer sense of where Tesla plans to deploy its plant capacity and engineering power next.
