Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck around the middle of next year, Elon Musk announced on Friday, 6 November 2026, to make room for increased production of the Cybercab.
Musk wrote on X: “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.” He gave no exact end date, and Tesla has said nothing about parts or service for existing owners, or about any new factory for the Cybercab.
The Cybertruck’s story has been one of huge hype and modest sales. First deliveries began in late 2023, after years of delays, with a planned capacity of 250,000 a year. US sales were about 38,965 in 2024 and about 20,237 in 2025, down 48 per cent, and total sales are estimated at under 70,000.
In the third quarter of 2026, Tesla’s “Other Models” category — which includes the Cybertruck, Model S, Model X and Semi — sold only 8,295 vehicles, down 48 per cent year on year. The angular stainless-steel pickup, once the most talked-about vehicle in the world, never became the mass-market hit Tesla hoped for.
Musk’s wording matters here: he said “wind down”, not that the Cybertruck is cancelled forever, and several outlets have inferred that production will end rather than pause. Either way, the message is clear — Tesla’s future is the driverless Cybercab, not the pickup.
It comes in a wild week for tech and markets, from the Nasdaq plunging 5.5 per cent as AI and chip stocks crashed to Apple’s record stock high and 5 trillion dollar valuation. The Cybertruck era is coming to an end.
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