Tesla Ending Cybertruck Production Around Mid-2027 For Cybercab

Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla plans to start winding down Cybertruck production at Giga Texas around mid-2027 “to make room for increased Cybercab production.”

This marks the second time this year Tesla has said it will end a vehicle line, after the Model S and Model X, with the vacated space again redirected to autonomy-related efforts.

A Short Run for Tesla’s Pickup

Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in November 2019 and began taking reservations immediately. Deliveries started in November 2023 after several delays. If production ends in mid-2027 as planned, the Cybertruck will have been on sale for only about three and a half years.

Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck’s lead engineer, replied to Musk’s post, saying “Cybertruck was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab.” Several technologies carried over to the Cybercab, including its 48V low-voltage architecture, steer-by-wire, and Etherloop wiring.

For current and future owners, Morrill confirmed that “Tesla will maintain spare parts and service will continue support.”

The Signs Were There

Last month, Tesla canceled Cybertruck reservations in Australia and New Zealand nearly seven years after it started accepting them.

Pricing shifted throughout the year. In February, Tesla launched a new Dual Motor AWD Cybertruck for $59,990 as a more practical work truck, but that price lasted about 10 days before increasing to $69,990. In August, Tesla raised prices by another $5,000, putting the cheapest model at $74,990.

A similar pattern played out with the Model S and Model X. Both saw price hikes before Tesla officially closed orders on March 31, and their Fremont lines have since been turned over to Optimus production.

Even recently, Tesla continued refining the Cybertruck, adding Powershare with Powerwall so it can power a home alongside a Powerwall, plus new side repeater cameras and carbon fiber underbody armor.

Making Room for Cybercab

Sales were the central issue. Tesla doesn’t report Cybertruck numbers separately, but in Q2 it delivered just 12,364 “Other Models,” a category that includes the Cybertruck, Semi, and the last Model S and Model X deliveries. Over the same period, it delivered more than 467,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

The Cybercab line is designed for far higher throughput, using Tesla’s unboxed manufacturing process to eventually build one every 10 seconds. With Cybercab rides set to expand beyond Austin and the first customer deliveries targeted for the end of this year, Tesla wants more space at Giga Texas. It reportedly added a second production shift at Giga Texas to boost output, but those extra hours are not expected to produce more Cybertrucks.

Shoppers on the fence have until roughly mid-2027 to order a Cybertruck. After that, the model will live on through the Cybercab’s technology.