The announcement and the timeline
Tesla will end Cybertruck production at its Austin, Texas, plant around mid-2027. Elon Musk wrote this on social network X, according to The Korea Herald, citing AFP. The stated reason is to free up space to increase production of the Cybercab, the two-seat robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals unveiled in October 2024.
The announcement leaves several questions open. Musk did not specify whether the pickup will be assembled at another plant or will be dropped entirely from the lineup, nor did he explain how pending orders will be handled. The executive did not provide any timeline other than the one given for the end of the Texas line.
A product launched amid great expectations
The Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019, when Musk said that 250,000 reservations had arrived within a few days. Production, initially planned for 2021, was postponed several times, and the first customer deliveries began in late 2023. The Texas lines had been built with a planned capacity of 250,000 vehicles a year, a threshold sales never came close to.
According to the Cox Automotive estimate cited in the article, total sales stand at 72,702 units, more than half of them concentrated in 2024 and declining in subsequent years. Tesla does not report Cybertruck revenue separately: the model falls under the 'other models' line, which accounts for a small share of total sales. The vehicle has also been affected by several recalls and reports about build quality.
The robotaxi at the center of the strategy
The Cybercab is the piece Musk is betting on to redefine Tesla as an artificial intelligence and robotics company rather than an automaker. According to the material, production at the Texas plant began in April, and since September the company has offered paid rides in Austin through its existing Robotaxi service. The success of this bet, however, depends on the ability to develop fully autonomous driving, which the company has not yet demonstrated on a large scale.
Commercially, the Cybertruck was conceived to attack the U.S. pickup market, but it quickly turned into a niche product. Wes Morrill, the project's chief engineer, wrote that the vehicle was an important technology platform and that it continues in spirit in the Cybercab. Musk, for his part, reassured supporters by explaining that the Cybertruck fleet will remain on the road for a long time.
Foreign markets and open questions
Faced with falling domestic demand, Tesla had started overseas sales: deliveries in South Korea began in November 2025 and in the United Arab Emirates in January. The material does not indicate how this sales network will be managed after the Texas line closes, nor whether overseas production could offset the end of assembly in the United States. Still to be verified are the fate of unfulfilled orders, any transfer of production, and the employment impact at the Austin plant, on which the source provides no information.
