--- title: "Elon Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in Texas by mid-2027 to build Cybercabs" url: https://badiyaa.com/musk-tesla-cybertruck-production-ending-2027/ published: 2026-11-07T10:35:00+00:00 modified: 2026-11-07T10:35:00+00:00 section: Tech publisher: Badiyaa --- # Elon Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in Texas by mid-2027 to build Cybercabs Estimated Cybertruck sales fell 48% in 2025 to about 20,237, a fraction of the 250,000 a year Musk once forecast, and Austin floor space now goes to the robotaxi. Elon Musk has set an end date for the Cybertruck. In a post on X on Friday, November 6, the Tesla chief wrote that the company “will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production.” That gives the stainless-steel pickup roughly three and a half years of series production, from late 2023 to mid-2027. The Austin plant is the only factory that builds it, so a wind-down there looks like the end of the model rather than a move. Musk did not sound sorry. When one X user called the news the end of an era, he answered: “True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.” ## From “best product ever” to wind-down The reversal stands out because of how hard Musk sold the truck. On an earnings call in October 2019, a month before the reveal, he said: “I think the Tesla Cyber Truck is our best product ever.” The unveiling in Los Angeles that November became famous for the wrong reason, when designer Franz von Holzhausen threw a metal ball at the “Armor Glass” windows and both cracked. Musk later said 250,000 people had placed $100 refundable reservations within five days. Here is how the truck got from that stage to Friday’s post: - **November 2019:** concept revealed with a promised starting price of $39,900 and production penciled in for late 2021. - **November 30, 2023:** first customer deliveries at Gigafactory Texas, after repeated delays, with the base price now $60,990. - **2024:** about 38,965 trucks sold in the US, per industry estimates from Kelley Blue Book. - **April to September 2025:** a cheaper rear-wheel-drive “Long Range” version arrives at $69,990, then disappears within about five months. - **2025:** sales estimate falls to about 20,237, a drop of 48%. - **January to September 2026:** roughly 11,586 sold, including 4,323 in the third quarter, according to Cox Automotive estimates. - **November 2026:** the entry Dual-Motor AWD stops taking orders, prices rise again, and Musk announces the mid-2027 wind-down. ## The math against the promise Tesla does not publish Cybertruck sales on their own, so the figures above are outside estimates. Even so, the gap with Musk’s own target is stark. He once predicted 250,000 Cybertrucks a year. Our calculation: the 2025 estimate of 20,237 equals about 8% of that number (20,237 divided by 250,000). This year’s pace is lower still: 11,586 trucks over nine months works out to roughly 1,287 a month, or about 15,400 on a full-year basis, close to 6% of the goal. Price helps explain the slide. The cheapest Cybertruck still on order is now the Premium AWD at $92,490, up from $89,990, while the Cyberbeast moved to $102,490. That entry price is more than double the $39,900 shown on stage in 2019. The truck also carried baggage beyond the sticker. It has faced a string of recalls covering parts such as the rearview camera and pedals, and it became a protest target during Musk’s time leading the Department of Government Efficiency, with some trucks vandalized at Tesla sites. ## Why the Cybercab gets the floor space The Cybercab is a two-seat robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals. Tesla showed it in 2024, began building it in Texas in April, and launched service in Austin in September. Regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a probe in September into whether Tesla properly certified that the vehicle meets federal safety standards, and Tesla has asked that its answers stay confidential. Tesla has not said how long it will keep selling remaining trucks or supplying parts to current owners. Musk’s post points to one date: around the middle of 2027, when the Austin line is due to wind down. ## Further reading - [Wikipedia: Tesla Cybertruck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Cybertruck) *Image: A1C6, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons* *This article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed by our Editorial Desk. [How we work](https://badiyaa.com/editorial-policy/).*