Tesla to end Cybertruck production next year to make room for robotaxis

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Tesla plans to end production of the Cybertruck around the middle of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on X, to free up capacity to build more Cybercab robotaxis. Sales of the angular pickup have been underwhelming: the company has sold only around 70,000 since production began about three and a half years ago. The vehicle, launched with a famously shattered-window demonstration, became one of the most recognizable and polarizing models in the industry. Its withdrawal leaves a smaller number of large electric trucks in the US market while smaller electric vehicles proliferate, a shift analysts say could benefit the domestic battery supply chain.

Why it matters：The cancellation shows even Tesla can miss in the electric truck segment, and the freed capacity tilts its strategy toward autonomous robotaxis and smaller EVs.

Key points

  • Only about 70,000 Cybertrucks were sold in roughly 3.5 years.
  • The freed line capacity will go toward Cybercab robotaxi output.
  • The model launched with a notorious broken-window demonstration.

Sources (original reporting)

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