Tesla Cybertruck Production to End in Mid-2027
Tesla will wind down production of the Tesla Cybertruck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027, Elon Musk has said, bringing the curtain down on one of the most talked-about vehicles of the decade.
The Tesla Cybertruck will make way for the company’s Cybercab robotaxi. Musk said Tesla needs the factory space for higher Cybercab output.
“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 on X on Friday.
Musk did not say whether the truck would be built elsewhere or dropped altogether. He also said nothing about what would happen to outstanding orders.
A short run for the Tesla Cybertruck
The Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019, when Musk said it had drawn 250,000 preorders within days. Production was first planned for 2021, but repeated delays pushed customer deliveries to late 2023.
Tesla built its Texas lines with planned capacity of 250,000 trucks a year. Sales have come nowhere near that figure.
As demand in the United States slumped, Tesla began selling the truck abroad. Deliveries started in South Korea in November 2025, followed by the United Arab Emirates in January.
Tesla does not break out Cybertruck revenue. Its “other models” category, which includes the pickup, accounts for only a small share of sales. The truck has also faced multiple recalls and complaints over build quality.
Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck’s lead engineer, wrote in a separate post that the truck had been a technology development platform and “lives on through Cybercab”.
“Thanks to everyone who contributed to making the future (look) like the future,” he added.
Tesla fans lamented the departure of the Cybertruck on X, the social media platform Musk owns. Musk reassured them that the Cybertruck fleet “will be around for a long time”.
Why Tesla is betting on the Cybercab instead
The angular stainless-steel truck came to be seen as an extension of Musk himself. Its image became entangled with his politics as he took on a high-profile role leading the Trump administration’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency. Some owners reported vandalism and harassment.
The Cybercab, by contrast, points to where Musk wants Tesla to go. The two-seat vehicle has no steering wheel or pedals and was unveiled in October 2024.
Tesla began production of the Cybercab at the Texas plant in April. It started offering paid Cybercab rides in Austin in September through its existing Robotaxi service.
The robotaxi is central to Musk’s effort to recast Tesla as an artificial intelligence and robotics company rather than a carmaker. Its success depends on the company delivering fully driverless technology, which it has yet to demonstrate at scale.
The shift mirrors a wider turn in the car industry. Carmakers are pouring money into software and self-driving systems, and investors now judge Tesla as much on its AI work as on the cars it sells. The fall in AI-linked shares this week showed how fast that mood can change, while a rout in Asian technology stocks underlined the same point.
Pakistan is watching the same shift from a different angle. The government aims to develop one million AI professionals by 2030, and China’s clean technology exports are reshaping the market for electric vehicles and solar power across the developing world.
For Tesla, the Cybertruck will remain on the roads for years. But the company’s future, Musk made clear on Friday, now runs on four wheels without a driver.
When will Tesla stop building the Cybertruck?
Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027 to free up space for Cybercab robotaxi production.
Why is the Cybertruck being dropped?
Sales fell far short of the planned 250,000 trucks a year, and Tesla wants the factory space for the Cybercab. The truck also faced multiple recalls and complaints over build quality.
What is the Cybercab?
The Cybercab is a two-seat robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals. Tesla unveiled it in October 2024 and began paid rides in Austin in September 2026.
How many Cybertrucks did Tesla sell?
Tesla does not break out Cybertruck sales. The truck sits in its “other models” category, which accounts for only a small share of total sales.
