Tesla to end Cybertruck production to make way for Cybercab
Tesla plans to wind down production of the electric pickup Cybertruck at its Gigafactory Texas plant around mid-2027. The company will free up capacity to increase production of the two-seat Cybercab robotaxi.
Elon Musk announced the decision on November 6 and clarified the next day that dismantling the production line is tentatively scheduled for June or July 2027. He said, however, that Cybertruck orders already exceed the number Tesla can fulfill before retooling the plant. The company will add an extra shift in an effort to build all the vehicles on order in time.
Why production is ending
The head of Tesla said the decision was due to limited resources. Maintaining a separate Cybertruck production line and supply chain requires equipment, factory space, and engineering resources that the company plans to use to expand Cybercab production.
Tesla has not announced plans to move Cybertruck assembly to another site. The Texas plant remains the only known Tesla facility equipped to manufacture the pickup’s specialized components.
Tesla Cybertruck sales
Cybertruck sales fell well short of Musk’s initial expectations; he had aimed to reach 250, 000 vehicles a year. Kelley Blue Book estimates that 20, 237 pickups were sold in the U.S. in 2025, compared with 38, 965 the year before—a decline of 48.1%. Sales reached 11, 586 vehicles in January–September 2026, down 28% from the same period in 2025.
The pickup was unveiled in November 2019, and the first customers received their vehicles in November 2023. Since deliveries began, Tesla has conducted 11 recalls, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Some issues required repairs; others were addressed with software updates.
Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill said Tesla will retain spare parts and continue servicing vehicles already produced.
