Tesla Cybertruck production end, Digi Mart USA News: Tesla will end production of the Cybertruck in the middle of 2027, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post, ending the company’s attempt to challenge the Ford F-150 in the American pickup truck market. The move will free space in Tesla’s factory for other uses, most likely more Cybercabs.
Musk first unveiled the Cybertruck in late 2019. Its angular shape drew comparisons to low-resolution video game models rather than practical design, and Musk claimed the truck would use a stainless steel monocoque body, arguing that the body and bed “don’t do anything useful” on a normal truck.
The truck was initially promised at a price below $40,000, and Tesla made highly optimistic sales forecasts.
Development was more difficult than usual for Tesla, which had already struggled to bring the Model 3 and Model Y into mass production. Musk demanded “Lego-like precision” from assembly workers, but the required 10-micron tolerances were not consistently achieved, according to a review by Ars Technica after it tested a Cybertruck in 2023.
By 2023, Cybertruck news was dominated by recalls and stop-sale orders, and the truck had moved to a conventional unibody chassis. That year Musk said “we dug our grave” with the truck, an early public admission that sales of a quarter million units a year were unlikely.
Sales never took off, and the vehicle’s divisive design became a visible reminder of Musk’s role in reshaping the federal government. Even sales of thousands of Cybertrucks to SpaceX failed to rescue the model.
Owners who want a Cybertruck will have only a few months left to buy one before production ends.
