Tesla Will Wind Down the Cybertruck in 2027 to Build More Robotaxis

Tesla plans to stop building the Cybertruck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027. Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, said so in a short post on X on Friday, November 6, 2026. He said the space is needed to build more Cybercabs, Tesla's two-seat robotaxi. The news closes a chapter on one of the most talked-about vehicles of the decade. It also shows how hard Tesla is now betting on cars that drive themselves.

§ 1What Musk Said

Musk's post was one sentence long. "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," he wrote.

That is the whole official statement so far. Tesla did not put out a press release. CNBC and Reuters both said Tesla did not answer their requests for comment on Friday.

So some big questions are still open. Musk did not give an exact end date. He did not say how many more trucks Tesla will build before then. He did not say what happens to orders already placed. Paul Tan's car news site pointed out each of those gaps on Friday.

Musk also did not say whether the truck might be built somewhere else. CNBC, The Washington Post and Reuters all noted that. But the Texas plant near Austin is the only Tesla factory known to build the Cybertruck. Reuters and The Verge both reported that it is the only Tesla plant set up to make the truck's special parts. The Verge said moving the line would be hard, "especially for a car that's never sold well."

That leaves a difference in how outlets are framing the news. The Associated Press wrote that the Cybertruck "will cease production next year." Musk's own words were softer. He said "winding down," which means slowing to a stop over time. Based on what Musk and Tesla have said so far, the confirmed part is this: production at the Texas plant is set to wind down around mid-2027. A full, worldwide end to the truck is the likely result, since no other plant builds it. But Tesla has not said so in plain words.

§ 2Reactions From Inside Tesla

Musk added a little more in replies on X. According to CNBC, a user called the news the "end of an era" and called the Cybertruck the "best vehicle Tesla has ever made." Musk answered, "True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time." Reuters summed up that exchange as Musk himself calling it the best vehicle and the end of an era.

Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck's lead engineer, posted his own goodbye. "Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab," he wrote on X, as Reuters reported. Musk reposted it, according to an archive of Musk's posts. Morrill also thanked the owners, saying he had enjoyed their adventures.

§ 3A Truck That Promised Big

To see why this matters, it helps to look back. Tesla showed the Cybertruck to the world in November 2019. It looked like nothing else on the road. It had flat steel panels and sharp angles, like a drawing from a science fiction movie.

"Trucks have been the same for a very long time," Musk said at that 2019 event, according to CNBC. "Like 100 years. Trucks have been basically the same. We want to try something different."

The show did not go as planned. Musk wanted to prove the truck's windows could not shatter. A metal ball was thrown at them. Two windows cracked, as Reuters recalled on Friday. The broken windows became one of the most famous moments in car launch history.

Tesla promised a starting price of $39,900 back then, Electrek noted. Musk also predicted that sales would one day reach 250,000 trucks a year. CNBC and Reuters both reported that goal.

The truck took four years to reach buyers. Deliveries began in late 2023. At the launch event that year, Musk said, "finally, the future will look like the future," according to Reuters.

§ 4How Many Were Sold

Tesla does not report Cybertruck sales on their own. That makes the numbers tricky. So reporters rely on estimates, and it is important to say which numbers are estimates.

Kelley Blue Book, which is part of Cox Automotive, estimated that Tesla sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in the United States in 2025. That was down 48 percent from 38,965 in 2024. CNBC and Reuters both cited that estimate. The Verge said even the highest analyst estimates put total deliveries at about 70,000 since the truck launched.

Compare that with the goal. Musk talked about 250,000 a year. Even the most hopeful count of all the trucks sold since 2023 is less than a third of one year's goal.

Tesla does report a group it calls "Other Models." That covers everything except the Model 3 and Model Y. In its third quarter of 2026, from July through September, Tesla said it delivered 8,295 "Other Models." That was down 48 percent from 15,933 a year earlier. Tesla built 7,004 of them in the quarter, down from 11,624.

Those numbers come from Tesla's own report, as Electrek and other outlets laid out. Electrek called it the lowest total for the group since 2021.

Electrek tried to work out how many of those were Cybertrucks. Tesla stopped building the Model S and Model X in April 2026, Electrek reported. Only a few hundred leftover cars were still being delivered. The Semi, Tesla's big rig, only started volume deliveries on September 25. So Electrek estimated that 7,000 to 8,000 Cybertrucks were delivered in the third quarter. That is a pace of about 30,000 a year. Electrek is clear that this is its own estimate, not a Tesla figure.

There is one more thing to know. Tesla delivered more of these vehicles than it built during the quarter. That means some sales came from trucks already sitting in stock.

Cox Automotive's U.S. sales estimates were even lower this year. Electrek's table of Cox figures showed about 3,519 Cybertrucks sold in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2026 and about 3,744 in the second.

One big buyer was close to home. CNBC reported that SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, spent $131 million on Cybertrucks last year. It paid Tesla's suggested retail price, according to a SpaceX financial filing cited by CNBC.

§ 5Prices Went Down, Then Up

Tesla tried many things to sell more trucks this year. In February 2026, it rolled out a cheaper dual-motor version at $59,990, Reuters reported. Reuters said Tesla also cut the top Cyberbeast model to $99,990, down from $114,990. Electrek said the $59,990 deal was offered for "only the next 10 days." Electrek also reported that a single-motor version was dropped after just 173 sales.

Then prices started climbing. In August, Tesla raised two versions by $5,000 each, Electrek reported.

Now prices have jumped again. Electrek reported on Friday morning that Tesla's online order page showed the Premium version at $92,490. That is up $7,500. The Cyberbeast went to $102,490, up $2,500. The Dual Motor version showed a new price of $82,490, but it was grayed out. That means buyers could no longer order it.

Tesla North, a fan news site, had reported the same new prices in a story dated November 5. That suggests the price change may have appeared before Musk's post. Electrek wrote that it came "right after" the news. The exact order is not clear. Tesla did not explain the price change.

Either way, the result is the same. The cheapest Cybertruck a buyer can order now costs $92,490. Electrek said that is about 32 percent more than the cheapest one in early August.

Electrek offered a view on why. It called this "what a wind-down looks like." In its view, Tesla is no longer trying to sell more trucks. Instead, it is trying to earn as much as it can on the last ones. That is Electrek's analysis, not a statement from Tesla.

§ 6Where the Truck Could Not Go

The Cybertruck also had a small map. It is not sold in Europe or in most countries where cars drive on the left side of the road, Electrek said. Electrek also reported that Tesla canceled the truck for Australia and New Zealand in October.

Europe was never likely. Andy Palmer, the former head of Aston Martin, explained why to Reuters. European safety rules look at how badly a car would hurt a person on foot in a crash. The Cybertruck's hard steel edges do not fit those rules.

"Anywhere where you have crash regulation that takes into account pedestrian impact, that Cybertruck won't go, can't go," Palmer said.

§ 7Recalls and Problems

The truck also had quality troubles. CNBC said the 2024 Cybertruck was the subject of 11 voluntary recalls, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. car safety agency. The problems included a gas pedal that could get stuck and cause the truck to speed up. They also included software flaws and a power part that could suddenly cut the truck's drive power.

CNBC also reported that the truck fell short of some of the specifications Tesla first advertised.

The truck became a political symbol too. CNBC noted that some owners said they faced rude gestures and road rage. That came after Musk became the biggest funder of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and led the government cost-cutting effort called the Department of Government Efficiency.

§ 8Why the Cybercab Gets the Space

Musk's reason for the change is the Cybercab. It is a small, two-seat car with no steering wheel, no pedals and no mirrors. It is meant to drive itself and carry paying riders, like a taxi with no driver. The Cybercab is built at the same Texas plant, alongside the Model Y and the Cybertruck, CNBC reported.

Tesla started selling Cybercab rides in parts of Austin in September 2026, Reuters reported on Friday.

Federal regulators are watching. Reuters reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was looking into the effort. Reuters said on Friday that Tesla still has to answer the agency's questions. They are about whether Tesla properly certified that the Cybercab meets federal safety standards. Under the U.S. system, carmakers certify their own vehicles, and the agency can check their work.

Reuters described the Cybercab as one of Musk's key bets to turn Tesla into an AI and robotics company, not just a carmaker. Musk has said he sees it as Tesla's main self-driving car for a global robotaxi network.

§ 9What Experts Said

Most analysts who spoke on Friday were not surprised.

"It doesn't make sense to keep it going when it's not meeting its targets," Palmer told Reuters. "Every rational auto guy would say the same." He added that the truck "will no doubt only be a rounding error on Tesla's balance sheet, but the statistics speak for themselves."

Felipe Munoz, a car industry analyst, offered a wider view to Reuters. He said electric pickups from Ford and others have also struggled in the United States. "All of them lost the competition because electric pick ups aren't popular in the US," Munoz said.

Teslarati, a Tesla fan site, called the news "a huge blow" to fans. It said the Cybertruck has been the best-selling electric pickup, even though sales fell short of hopes. Teslarati blamed that mostly on prices that ended up far above what Tesla first promised. It also reported that investor Gary Black said he hoped Tesla would replace it with a more traditional pickup. Tesla has not announced any new pickup.

§ 10What It Means for Owners

For people who already own a Cybertruck, Musk's message was that the trucks are not going away soon. "The Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time," he wrote.

Tesla has not said anything yet about long-term parts or service. It has not said what happens to buyers waiting on orders. Those are fair questions. They remain unanswered as of Friday evening, November 6, 2026.

§ 11The Bottom Line

Here is what is confirmed. Musk said on November 6, 2026, that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas plant around mid-2027. He said the goal is to build more Cybercab robotaxis. Tesla has stopped taking orders for the cheapest version and raised prices on the rest.

Here is what is not confirmed. Tesla has not given an exact end date, a final build count or a plan for open orders. It has not said whether the truck could be made anywhere else, though no other plant is known to build it.

The Cybertruck was supposed to change what a pickup looks like. It did turn heads. But estimated sales stayed far below the 250,000 a year Musk once predicted. Now Tesla is giving its factory space to a car with no steering wheel at all. That choice says a lot about where Tesla thinks its future lies.