Tesla Will Kill the Cybertruck Line in Eight Months and Refund Unbuilt Orders

Musk broke the news himself on X on Monday, November 9, 2026, telling followers the line has roughly eight months left. In his words: “We will try to make as many as possible before shutting down the line in about 8 months, but will have to return deposits for a lot of people.” That confirms what Tesla signalled the Friday before, when it said Cybertruck manufacturing at its Texas plant would wind down by mid-2027.

The company is squeezing out every last truck it can before the lights go off, including adding an extra manufacturing shift. It still won't be enough. Outstanding orders outnumber the vehicles Tesla expects to build in that window, which is why deposits are going back to customers whose trucks never get made. Tesla hasn't said how many reservations are affected or when refunds will land.

The reason is the Cybercab. Tesla plans to tear down the Cybertruck production line at the Texas factory and pour those resources into the purpose-built autonomous vehicle that anchors its robotaxi ambitions. Musk framed it as simple maths: the Cybertruck's manufacturing complexity carries an opportunity cost bigger than the payoff of keeping it alive, compared with using that capacity for more Cybercabs.

Tesla hasn't disclosed how many extra Cybercabs the switch will actually deliver. What's clear is the pecking order inside the factory has flipped — the electric pickup is out, and the driverless cab is in.