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Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Stop Cybertruck Production in Texas by Mid-2027
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Tesla will gradually reduce Cybertruck production at the Texas Gigafactory starting mid-2027. Wind-down reallocates capacity to Cybercab robotaxi, Tesla's autonomous-vehicle push.
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Cybertruck wind-down begins
Tesla said it will stop building the Cybertruck at its Texas assembly plant around the middle of 2027, ending a four-year run for the stainless-steel pickup, Elon Musk said Friday. Musk said in a post on X that the space at Gigafactory Texas would be redirected to higher output of the Cybercab, the two-seat robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals that Tesla treats as the centerpiece of its autonomous-driving strategy.
Wes Morrill, the truck's lead engineer, wrote on X that "Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab," and Musk replied that "the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time." Tesla also said the decision marks the third conventional vehicle it has retired in a matter of months, after it ended output of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV earlier this year to free that factory floor for Optimus humanoid robots.
Sales short of ambitions
BigGo Finance cited Cox Automotive figures showing 38,965 U.S. sales in 2024 and 20,237 in 2025, and it said the first quarter of 2026 set a record low of 3,519 units. BigGo Finance added that the January-September period totaled 11,586, down 28% from a year earlier, and it said Tesla does not break out Cybertruck volume, grouping the pickup with Model S and Model X under an "Other Models" line that totaled 8,295 deliveries worldwide in the third quarter of 2026.
Wes Morrill described the pickup as an "incredible platform for technological development" in the context of Tesla's shift toward the Cybercab, and Musk reassured owners by noting that the existing Cybertruck fleet will be on the road for a long time. BigGo Finance also reported that a 2025 recall covered more than 46,000 vehicles over a trim piece that could detach, and it said the least expensive version eventually listed at $59,900 while the top-end Cyberbeast carried a $102,000 sticker.
Robotaxi push and regulatory risk
Tesla said the Cybercab entered paid service in Austin in September 2026, and it said the company intends to make the model the main vehicle in its robotaxi network with customer deliveries targeted by the end of 2026. BigGo Finance reported that Tesla's third-quarter manufacturing disclosure showed installed annual capacity of more than 125,000 units each for Cybertruck and Cybercab at the Texas plant, while cautioning that installed capacity is not actual output and depends on parts supply, equipment uptime, factory upgrades and regulation.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sought information on whether Tesla self-certified the vehicle against federal motor vehicle safety standards, and BigGo Finance said the company could face penalties of as much as $139 million if it fails to respond adequately. BigGo Finance also said R&D spending rose to $2.76 billion in the third quarter from $1.63 billion a year earlier, reflecting the cost of the transition, and it quoted Musk saying robotaxi operations could become "probably a big deal by Q3 or Q4 of next year."