Tesla Will End Cybertruck Production to Make More Cybercabs

The Cybertruck’s run is officially coming to an end. Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla plans to start winding down Cybertruck production at Giga Texas around mid-2027 “to make room for increased Cybercab production.”

It’s the second time this year Tesla has announced it’s ending a vehicle, after the Model S and Model X, and once again the factory space is going to something tied to autonomy.

A Short Run for Tesla’s Pickup

Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in November 2019 and started taking reservations right away. Deliveries didn’t start until November 2023, four years later, after several delays. If production ends in mid-2027 as planned, the Cybertruck will have been on sale for only about three and a half years.

Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck’s lead engineer, replied to Musk’s post, saying “Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab.” Many of the Cybertruck’s technologies did carry over to the Cybercab (and could potentially make their way into future models as well), including its 48V low-voltage architecture, steer-by-wire, and Etherloop wiring.

For current and future owners, Morrill confirmed that “Tesla will maintain spare parts and service will continue support.”

The Signs Were There

This isn’t a complete surprise. Last month, Tesla canceled Cybertruck reservations in Australia and New Zealand nearly seven years after it started accepting them, and we wondered at the time if it was the beginning of the end.

Tesla also kept changing Cybertruck pricing this year. It launched a new Dual Motor AWD Cybertruck for $59,990 in February as a more practical work truck, but that price only lasted about 10 days before going up to $69,990. In August, Tesla raised prices by another $5,000, putting the cheapest model at $74,990.

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That’s the same pattern the Model S and Model X followed. Both got price increases before Tesla officially closed orders on March 31, and their Fremont lines have since been turned over to Optimus production.

Tesla was still improving the Cybertruck right up until now. It recently got Powershare with Powerwall, so it can power your home alongside a Powerwall, plus new side repeater cameras and carbon fiber underbody armor.

Making Room for Cybercab

Sales were the main issue. Tesla doesn’t break out Cybertruck numbers, but in Q2 it delivered just 12,364 “Other Models,” a category that includes the Cybertruck, Semi, and the last Model S and Model X deliveries. That’s compared to more than 467,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles during the same period.

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The Cybercab line, meanwhile, is built to be much faster, using Tesla’s unboxed manufacturing process to eventually build one every 10 seconds. With Cybercab rides set to expand beyond Austin and the first customer deliveries targeted for the end of this year, Tesla wants more room at Giga Texas. It reportedly even added a second production shift at Giga Texas to increase output, but it doesn’t look like any of those extra hours will go toward making more Cybertrucks.

If you’ve been on the fence about a Cybertruck, you have until roughly mid-2027 to order one. After that, it will live on spiritually (and electronically) through the Cybercab.