Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027 to make room for more Cybercabs, chief executive Elon Musk said on Friday, signalling the end of the road for the stainless-steel pickup after less than four years on the market.
“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. The Cybercab is Tesla’s purpose-built two-seat robotaxi, already in production at the same Austin plant.
What Musk did not say
Musk did not say whether Cybertruck production would move elsewhere or end entirely, and Tesla has not provided a replacement factory, a firm end date or a comprehensive end-of-production plan. That distinction matters: Gigafactory Texas is the only publicly known Tesla plant equipped to assemble the Cybertruck’s specialised body and components, according to Reuters.
Tesla’s third-quarter 2026 filing lists installed annual capacity of more than 125,000 vehicles each for Cybertruck and Cybercab in Texas. Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill moved quickly to reassure owners, saying Tesla will maintain spare parts and service support for the existing fleet. Musk described the existing trucks as remaining on the road for years.
A weak seller gives way to robotaxis
The decision follows weakening demand. Tesla told Australian and New Zealand reservation holders on October 23 that plans to produce the truck for those markets had been discontinued, and deliveries of Tesla’s “other models” — which include the Cybertruck — were down 48 per cent year on year. At roughly the same time as Musk’s announcement, Tesla stopped taking orders for the entry-level Dual-Motor All-Wheel Drive version, leaving just the Premium and Cyberbeast trims available to order.
Tesla shares, which fell 10.77 per cent on Thursday to close at $343.69 in the wider market rout, rose 2.8 per cent in premarket trading on Friday to $353.30 after Musk’s announcement. The shift underlines Tesla’s pivot from selling cars to selling autonomy: the Cybercab, a vehicle designed without conventional driver controls, is now the priority for the Texas plant’s floor space.
Sources: Reuters (via Invezz/BitcoinVersus), 6 Nov 2026; Financial Times (via BitcoinVersus), 6 Nov 2026; InsideEVs, 6 Nov 2026; TradingKey, 6 Nov 2026.
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