Musk says Tesla will end Cybertruck production in Texas by mid-2027

Tesla is pulling the plug on the Cybertruck. Elon Musk said in a Nov. 5 post on X that the company will wind down production of the angular pickup at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year, freeing up the line for more Cybercab output. All three Cybertruck trims end their run in mid-2027.

Gigafactory Texas in Austin is the only plant where Tesla builds the Cybertruck, and Musk didn't say whether production might shift to another factory. The Cybercab is the newest member of Tesla's Robotaxi lineup, which also includes an autonomous Model Y and the Robovan microtransit van.

The sales story explains the decision. Cybertruck deliveries slid 48% year over year in 2025, landing at 20,237 vehicles after 38,965 in 2024, per Kelley Blue Book data reported by Reuters. When production kicked off in 2023, Musk had projected 250,000 in annual sales.

The truck's champion is gone too. Siddhant Awasthi, who ran the Cybertruck program since 2022, left Tesla on Nov. 10, 2025, after more than eight years at the company. He joined in 2018 and was leading the program four years later.

What's left on the price sheet isn't cheap: the Dual Motor All-wheel Drive starts at $82,490, the Premium All-wheel Drive at $92,490 and the Cyberbeast at $102,490. Tesla's website also lists the Model 3, Model Y, Roadster, Robotaxi and Cybercab. Musk wouldn't be killing the Cybertruck in isolation — he said on a Jan. 28, 2026 earnings call that Tesla would basically stop building the Model S and Model X in the following quarter.

The Cybertruck's retreat caps a short rivalry with Ford's electric F-150 Lightning, which launched in April 2022 and went head-to-head with the Cybertruck when it arrived in November 2023. Both are heading to the exit less than five years after launch as automakers chase EVs that are affordable and profitable enough to sell. Ford's F-Series, meanwhile, has been America's best-selling truck for 49 straight years, the automaker said in a December 2025 statement.