Tesla Winds Down Cybertruck Production for Cybercab — SkimNews
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- Elon Musk said Friday in a post on X that Tesla will "be winding down" Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around the middle of next year, freeing the site to manufacture the Cybercab robotaxi he has called crucial to the company's future.
- Cybertruck is made exclusively at that Texas plant alongside the Model Y and two-seat Cybercab; Musk did not say whether the truck would be built at another facility, and when a user called the news an "end of an era" he replied that "the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time."
- Cox Automotive estimated U.S. Cybertruck sales at 20,237 units last year, down 48% from 38,965 in 2024 — against Musk's pre-launch prediction that the truck would eventually reach 250,000 annual sales; deliveries only began in late 2023.
- SpaceX spent $131 million buying Cybertrucks at Tesla's suggested retail price, according to a SpaceX financial filing, making Musk's aerospace conglomerate the truck's biggest buyer last year.
- NHTSA records 11 voluntary recalls for the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck, spanning a "trapped" acceleration pedal risk that could cause unintended acceleration, software defects, and an inverter fault that could result in sudden loss of drive power.
- Cybertruck specifications fell short of figures Tesla advertised early on and of those offered by leading fuel-burning pickups, alongside documented quality and production problems; its polarizing design also drew owner hostility, with Wired reporting owners being spat on and sworn at.
- BBC hedged the announcement as Musk "appear[ing] to signal the end of the road," while NYT Business, Globe and Mail and Decrypt described a decision to end Cybertruck output and refocus on robotaxis; CBS News is the only outlet to date the wind-down, to 2027.
Why it matters: Cybercab wins the floor: Tesla's Texas plant — the sole Cybertruck factory, alongside the Model Y and two-seat Cybercab — is being retooled for robotaxi output around mid-2027. The pickup Musk projected at 250,000 annual sales sold an estimated 20,237 U.S. units last year, down 48%, leaving SpaceX's $131 million bulk order without a confirmed Texas replacement.
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