Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory around the middle of 2027 as it makes room to increase output of its Cybercab robotaxi. Chief executive Elon Musk announced the planned change in a post on X on Friday, November 6, setting out a shift in production priorities at the Austin plant.
Musk said Cybertruck manufacturing would be “winding down” at the facility “to make room for increased Cybercab production.” His announcement placed the change roughly in the middle of next year, without giving a specific date. The planned reduction links the future of the pickup at the Texas factory directly to Tesla’s effort to produce more of its robotaxis.
The Austin factory has a particularly important role in Cybertruck manufacturing. It is the only Tesla facility known to assemble the pickup and to have the equipment needed to produce its specialized components. Musk has not said whether Tesla will transfer production to another location. The announcement therefore leaves open whether the Texas wind-down will ultimately mean the end of the vehicle.
Moving Cybertruck production elsewhere would be a difficult undertaking, given the specialized manufacturing involved and the vehicle’s weak sales record. Tesla does not publish separate sales figures for the Cybertruck, so estimates of its performance come from analysts rather than a dedicated company sales breakdown. Even the highest of those estimates put cumulative deliveries at roughly 70,000 since the pickup launched in 2023.
That estimated total remains far below the annual sales level Musk previously forecast. He once predicted that Tesla would sell 250,000 Cybertrucks a year. The contrast is between an estimate covering deliveries across the vehicle’s time on the market and a projection for sales in a single year, illustrating how far its commercial performance has fallen short of that expectation.
The production announcement follows a troubled three years on the road for the Cybertruck. Its appearance has divided opinion, and its design is not road legal in many parts of the world. The pickup has also faced numerous recalls involving faulty or dangerous components and has been involved in fatal accidents. Those controversies form the backdrop to the uncertainty over its future as Tesla prepares to expand Cybercab manufacturing.
