Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas around mid-2027
Elon Musk said on Nov. 6 that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck output at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027 to make room for the Cybercab. Several details remain unannounced.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said in a post on X on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, that the company will be "winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas" around the middle of next year. He said the change makes room for increased production of the Cybercab, Tesla's two-seat autonomous vehicle.
The announcement, reported by Fortune and Bloomberg, concerns a pickup whose prototype Musk first unveiled in 2019. Fortune reported that Tesla did not immediately respond to its request for comment.
What Tesla has and has not said
The announcement is Musk's post on X. It gives a timeframe of around mid-2027 and names the Austin-area Gigafactory as the site affected.
Bloomberg, in a report carried by Transport Topics, said it is unclear whether Cybertruck production will move to another factory or stop entirely.
Fortune reported that Tesla has not said how long it will keep selling remaining Cybertruck inventory or supplying replacement parts. Fortune added that winding down production does not mean Tesla will end support for existing vehicles.
When a user on X described the announcement as the end of an era, Musk replied: "True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time."
The sales record behind the decision
Tesla does not disclose Cybertruck sales in its public filings, so the figures are outside estimates. Fortune cited Kelley Blue Book estimates that US sales fell from 38,965 in 2024 to 20,237 in 2025, a drop of 48%. It also cited a Cox Automotive estimate of 7,263 units in the first half of 2026.
Musk once estimated Tesla might build more than 250,000 Cybertrucks annually, depending on demand, according to Bloomberg. Fortune put the earlier projections at 250,000 to 500,000 a year. Fortune reported that production still fell short of those projections. Launch slipped from 2021 to 2023, and Reuters, cited by Fortune, counts 11 recalls since customer deliveries began in November 2023.
Price has also changed. The truck was advertised at $39,900 in 2019 and was expected to cost $60,990 when deliveries began in 2023, Fortune reported. After a price increase this month and the removal of the Dual Motor AWD version, Fortune says the cheapest model now starts at $92,490, up from $84,990 in August, according to Electrek. Electrek, however, puts the dual-motor version's starting price at $74,990.
Electrek, an electric-vehicle news site, argued that weak demand rather than a need for floor space is behind the decision. That is Electrek's view. Tesla's stated reason is to make room for increased Cybercab production.
Why the Cybercab matters to Tesla's plans
Bloomberg described the Cybercab as a vehicle designed for Tesla's Robotaxi service. It said Tesla sees it as central to a push beyond electric cars into artificial intelligence and humanoid robots.
Production began at the Austin factory in 2026, according to Bloomberg. Fortune reported that the first Cybercabs hit roads in Austin in September. Electrek reported that 463 Cybercabs were registered in Texas as of late October and that Tesla built a separate line for its "unboxed" manufacturing process.
Fortune also reported that Tesla runs a Model Y robotaxi service in Texas, in Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth, and in Florida, in Miami, Orlando and Tampa. It also reported that Waymo operates in 15 US cities and reportedly provides 500,000 rides a week, a figure given in an X post earlier this year.
Electrek says the Cybertruck cannot be sold in Europe or most right-hand-drive markets. Electrek also reported that Tesla cancelled the truck for Australia and New Zealand about two weeks before Musk's post.
“It is unclear whether production will move to another factory or stop entirely, and Tesla has not said how long it will sell remaining inventory and parts.”
Regulatory review and what happens next
Fortune reported that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation in September into whether Tesla properly certified the Cybercab against federal safety standards. Tesla submitted answers at the end of October and asked that they remain confidential. Fortune, citing Electrek, said the agency had not yet ruled on that request.
Open questions include the final date for the last Cybertruck, any move of production to another plant, and how long Tesla will keep selling and servicing the trucks it has already built.
