CEO (and mastermind of whatever that thing was) Elon Musk exposed the news on Xstating that “Tesla will be unwinding production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to include increased Cybertruck production.”
Tesla will be unwinding production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to include increased Cybercab production
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2026
To not a surprise, the Cybertruck’s decrease mainly comes from weak sales over its very first 4 years. WIRED notes that regardless of Musk’s claim that there were more than a million bookings, the truck offered less than 50,000 systems in overall by March, 2025.
According to Reuters Kelly Blue Book information recommends Tesla offered just 20,237 Cybertrucks in the United States in 2015, which is down 48 percent from the 38,965 offered in 2024. North of the border, information from Transport Canada recommended that Tesla had actually offered less than 2,000 in between 2024 and 2025. Paradoxically, Musk had actually anticipated yearly sales of 250,000 systems.
The statement likewise came just minutes after Musk raised the Cybertruck rate in both the United States and Canada, with the cost increasing to C$ 142,886.
Surprisingly, previous Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer talked to Reuters and quipped that “It does not make good sense to keep it going when it’s not satisfying its targets. Every logical automobile guy would state the exact same.”
To put it gently, the Cybertruck has actually had a quite turbulent presence. When Elon Musk primary step on phase to flaunt the Halo-looking thinghe attempted to show the strength of the “solid” glass by tossing a steel ball at it, and (surprise), it broke.
The Cybertruck has likewise had several remembers throughout its history. The very first recall was due to the fact that the accelerator pedal was getting stuck due to an unapproved lube that minimized the pedal’s retention, and possibly the most popular one was when the glued-on stainless-steel cut on the front of the truck would simply fall off after the components got to it.
This is yet another relocation that signifies Tesla is moving far from being an automotive-only business, and towards being an AI and robotics business. The Cybercab is still a little task, Musk plainly sees this as the method forward for the business, and is ditching his outrageous dream truck to do it.
Rest easy, Cybertruck. You were odd, however enjoyable to make fun of.
Sources: Elon Musk on X through WIREDReuters
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