Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in 2027

Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory by mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercabs, Elon Musk said Friday, raising questions about the future of the angular electric pickup.

Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, announced the plan on X, saying the company needed to “make room for increased Cybercab production.” The Cybercab is Tesla’s self-driving taxi. He did not say whether Cybertruck production would end entirely or move to another factory.

The Cybertruck’s lead engineer, Wes Morrill, appeared to suggest the vehicle was being discontinued. “Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab,” he wrote on X, according to the BBC.

Musk also responded to an X user who called the pickup “the best vehicle Tesla has ever made” while lamenting its apparent discontinuation. Musk replied, “true,” then added: “But the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.”

Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019 with a stainless-steel body and a boxy design that set it apart from other pickups. The company promoted it as a vehicle that could tow 14,000 pounds and withstand blows from sledgehammers and even firearms. Its public introduction also produced a widely noted mishap: Glass presented as unbreakable shattered during a live demonstration.

Musk said in 2019 that the truck had received 146,000 orders while it was still in development, according to the BBC. After delays, it reached customers in 2023 with its angular shape intact. The design attracted devoted fans, though critics mocked its appearance. The BBC reported that sales since launch have been disappointing.

The pickup has also faced quality problems and multiple recalls. One recall in 2025 affected more than 46,000 Cybertrucks because part of the vehicle’s trim could fall off, the BBC reported.

Price posed another challenge. “We need to make it at a price that people can afford,” Musk told Wall Street analysts in 2023, according to the BBC. The version with all the “bells and whistles” ended up costing $61,000, the BBC reported; the Cyberbeast model costs $102,000 in 2026.

Musk has remained a vocal supporter of the truck. The BBC reported that he called it “way more awesome than people realise” in March and the “best product Tesla has ever made to date” in April.

For now, the announcement applies to the Texas factory. CBS News reported that Forbes identified it as the only Tesla factory currently making the Cybertruck. Tesla has not specified whether another plant will take over production when output in Texas winds down.