Tesla Cybertruck production wind-down, Digi Mart USA News (Texas, United States): Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck vehicles at its Texas factory next year, Elon Musk says. He did not spell out whether the company plans to stop making them entirely or shift production elsewhere, but said the decision was to “make room” for building more of its self-driving Cybercab cars.
The project’s lead engineer, Wes Morrill, appeared to suggest the vehicle was being discontinued, writing on X: “Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab.” With its distinctive angular looks, the Cybertruck attracted devoted fans, but was beset by delays before its 2023 launch and has posted disappointing sales numbers since.
Tesla fans have been mourning the news online. One user called it “the best vehicle Tesla has ever made” as he lamented it being “discontinued next year.” Musk responded with the word “true,” adding: “But the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.”
The vehicle has long been a passion project for Musk. He said in March that it was “way more awesome than people realise,” and in April called it the “best product Tesla has ever made to date.” However, there have been persistent questions about whether consumers shared that view and whether the Cybertruck could earn a place in the lucrative U.S.
truck market.
The launch was not helped by an inauspicious public debut in 2019, when Musk attempted to show off the Cybertruck’s apparently unbreakable glass, only for it to shatter during a live demonstration. Despite the setback, Musk said in 2019, while the vehicle was still in development, that it had received 146,000 orders.
When the vehicle launched in 2023, it kept its novel design: an angular shape with a stainless steel body. Fans praised its retro-futuristic look, which some said looked like something “straight out of Blade Runner,” while critics were far less kind, joking about its appearance and calling it “ugly as sin.” Several recalls, including one in 2025 affecting more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over concerns that part of its trim could fall off, did not help.
“We need to make it at a price that people can afford,” Musk told Wall Street analysts that year. The price ended up at $61,000 (then £48,000) for the model with all the “bells and whistles.” In 2026, the so-called “Cyberbeast” model is priced at $102,000.
