Tesla to End Cybertruck Production in Texas Next Year
Shift aims to make way for self-driving Cybercab manufacturing after problematic launch and low delivery numbers.
Callum Smith
Tesla will cease Cybertruck production at its Texas factory next year.
The decision marks a pivot for the electric vehicle manufacturer, which launched the Cybertruck in 2023. Elon Musk stated the move intends to create capacity for building more self-driving Cybercab cars.
The Cybertruck's journey faced challenges since its 2019 demonstration, where its supposedly shatterproof glass broke. Subsequent recalls addressed issues including the light bar, parking lights, trim panels, windshield wipers, and accelerator pedal.
A smaller recall of 173 vehicles in April also addressed potential wheel stud separation. The vehicle's angular stainless-steel design drew criticism and became a target for vandals, who damaged Cybertrucks to protest Elon Musk's involvement with the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk also lost more than $445 million supporting conservative candidates' midterm campaigns. Tesla had aimed to sell 200,000 Cybertrucks each year, but the company delivered only 8,300 "other models," which include the Cybertruck, in the third quarter of 2026.
Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab.
The 'Cyberbeast' model carries a price tag of $102,000. The Texas factory will now build the Cybercab, Tesla's self-driving taxi.
The Cybercab model features butterfly doors and lacks a steering wheel, pedals, or mirrors. Tesla began offering paid rides in a small fleet of Cybercabs in Austin in September.
Tesla also aims to start production of a road-bound version of the Roadster in 2028.
Elon Musk did not clarify whether Tesla plans to stop making Cybertrucks entirely or shift production elsewhere, leaving the future of the model uncertain.