Tesla Cuts Texas Cybertruck Output for Cybercab — SkimNews
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- Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory next year to make room for more self-driving Cybercab cars, Elon Musk said, without clarifying whether manufacturing will stop entirely or move elsewhere.
- Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck project's lead engineer, wrote on X that it was an “incredible technology development platform” that “lives on through Cybercab.”
- Kelley Blue Book figures show Cybertruck sales fell to 20,237 vehicles in 2025 from 38,965 a year earlier, versus Musk's prediction of 250,000 annual sales after commercial production began in 2023.
- Tesla shares rose 4.7% on Friday after Musk's announcement.
- Cybertruck was priced at $61,000 with all the bells and whistles for 2025, while the 2026 “Cyberbeast” version came in at $102,000.
- Cybertruck was affected by a 2025 recall involving more than 46,000 vehicles over concerns that part of the trim could fall off.
- Elon Musk answered “true” to one fan who called the Cybertruck discontinued, yet said the truck's fleet would remain around for a long time.
Why it matters: Cybercab receives Texas factory capacity under Tesla's plan as Cybertruck output winds down, and Tesla stock rose 4.7% Friday after the announcement. The material allocation shift is from a pickup that sold 20,237 vehicles in 2025 to the self-driving program Tesla says it is prioritizing with that space.
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