Tesla Cancels Cybertruck in Australia and New Zealand

The Cybertruck won’t be coming to Australia or New Zealand after all. Tesla is emailing reservation holders in both countries to let them know their orders are being canceled, nearly seven years after it started taking Cybertruck reservations.

“After careful consideration, plans to produce Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand have been discontinued,” Tesla wrote in the email.

Refunds and a Free Year of FSD

Tesla says it’s “unable to fulfil your reservation and it will be cancelled,” and that reservation holders will get a full refund for any payments made. A separate email with refund details will follow, and Tesla will process the refund within 30 days of the customer confirming those details.

To thank them for their early support, Tesla is also offering affected reservation holders a complimentary one-year FSD (Supervised) subscription if they order a new Model 3 or Model Y by the end of 2026. At $149 AUD per month, that’s a $1,788 value as compensation for a $150 deposit that’s also being refunded.

Why Tesla Dropped the Right-Hand Drive Cybertruck

Both Australia and New Zealand drive on the left, so selling the Cybertruck there would have required a right-hand drive version. That market was always going to be small, and Tesla likely decided the expected sales weren’t enough to justify adapting its production line.

What This Means for the Cybertruck

The decision adds to questions about the Cybertruck’s long-term future. In the U.S., Tesla recently raised Cybertruck prices by $5,000 despite underwhelming sales, which led us to wonder whether the Cybertruck could eventually be discontinued. Scrapping a right-hand drive version after years of reservations doesn’t inspire much confidence, especially as Tesla takes on another low-volume vehicle in the new Roadster.

That said, Tesla is still updating the Cybertruck. It recently upgraded the underbody with carbon fiber, added new side repeater cameras, and enabled Powershare with Powerwall so the truck can help power your home.

Still, the Model S and Model X discontinuation earlier this year came suddenly too. Those two sold far more units than the Cybertruck and had a richer legacy, helping bring both EVs and Tesla into the mainstream, but low volumes still played a part in Tesla ending them.

For now, the Cybertruck remains on sale in North America and other left-hand drive markets. Australian and Kiwi fans hoping to get one will have to look at importing a left-hand drive model, assuming local regulations (and their wallets) allow it.