Tesla is going to stop building the Cybertruck at its Austin factory around the middle of next year. Elon Musk announced it on X early Friday: “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,” Electrek reported. That’s all he said. He didn’t say whether the truck will be built somewhere else or simply retired.
When a fan called it the end of an era and the best vehicle Tesla ever made, Musk replied, “True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time,” according to CNBC.
Why is Tesla ending the Cybertruck?
Because people stopped buying it. Musk once predicted 250,000 sales a year. Cox Automotive estimates Tesla sold 38,965 in the U.S. in 2024 and 20,237 in 2025, a 48% drop. In the first half of this year Cox counts about 7,300. Electrek, which calls the truck’s sales about a tenth of plan, points out that Giga Texas has more than 10 million square feet, so “making room” for the two-seat Cybercab isn’t the whole story.
The truck never became what was promised in 2019. It was supposed to start under $40,000 with up to 500 miles of range, TechCrunch noted. Today the dual-motor version starts at $74,990. The 2024 model alone has had 11 recalls, according to NHTSA records cited by CNBC, including a gas pedal that could get stuck and an inverter fault that could cut power.
What happens if I own a Cybertruck?
Tesla hasn’t said yet. There’s nothing official on how long it will keep selling inventory or what happens to parts and service, and Tesla didn’t answer CNBC’s request for comment. Your warranty is a contract, so it doesn’t vanish because a model ends. But expect resale values to take a hit, and watch for any Tesla notice about parts supply. If you’re shopping for one, there may be deals as Tesla clears its lots, but you’d be buying a discontinued truck.
This is the third product Tesla has dropped this year. It ended the Model S and Model X in April to free up its Fremont plant for Optimus robots. The company’s bet is now robotaxis: it had 463 Cybercabs registered in Texas as of late October and plans to expand to Dallas this month. Not long ago Tesla was showing off a flying Roadster prototype.
The BeezLoop Take
The Cybertruck was a product built for attention, and it got plenty. What it didn’t get was buyers. Ending it is a business decision Tesla needed to make, and calling it “making room” for robotaxis is a nicer way of saying the truck failed.
The people left holding the bag are owners who paid tens of thousands of dollars and now own an orphan. Tesla owes them a clear answer on parts and service, not a reply on X.
The open question: will Tesla move the Cybertruck to another plant, or is this the end of the truck for good?
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Sources: CNBC · Electrek · TechCrunch · CBS Austin (video)
