Tesla announces winding down Cybertruck production in Texas next year
Elon Musk said Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for more Cybercab production. The announcement, posted on X, trended on Bluesky and on X, where “Cybertruck” was a trending term.
Bias breakdown and outlet coverageon the RUSH story page →Musk’s announcement
24/7 Wall St. and The Gateway Pundit quoted Musk’s post on X: “Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production.” The Gateway Pundit dated that post to Nov. 6, 2026, and 24/7 Wall St. described it as an early Friday announcement. The Los Angeles Times reported the same message as a Thursday post on X and said production would be winding down around the middle of 2027.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Musk did not say whether production would shift to another facility. Axios said Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production next year to make room for its autonomous Cybercab.
Sales and the Cybercab
24/7 Wall St. reported that Kelley Blue Book estimates about 71,000 Cybertrucks have sold since 2023, against factory capacity built for 250,000 a year. The Los Angeles Times said Musk had anticipated producing as many as 250,000 units each year but sold just over 20,000 in 2025. 24/7 Wall St. described the Cybercab as a robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals and said Tesla began offering paid rides in a small Cybercab fleet in Austin in September. The Los Angeles Times reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the Cybercab after its launch in Austin.
Why this matters
Tesla is reallocating its Texas line from the Cybertruck to the Cybercab. Musk did not say whether Cybertruck production would continue at another plant.