Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on November 6 that the company's gigafactory in Texas will stop producing the Cybertruck in mid-2027, according to Reuters. That plant is the only facility known to build the model, and Tesla has not said whether production will move to another factory or the vehicle will be discontinued altogether.
Persistently weak sales are the immediate backdrop. Tesla sold only 20,237 Cybertrucks in the United States in 2025, down 48% from 38,965 units in 2024, even though Musk had predicted annual sales of 250,000 units around the model's 2023 launch. SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, was among the Cybertruck's biggest customers in 2025, according to the report.
The vehicle has been controversial since deliveries began in late 2023: its angular design is seen by some markets as hard to reconcile with European pedestrian-protection rules, and data from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show 11 recalls since launch. Former Aston Martin chief executive Andy Palmer told Reuters that continuing production after missing targets makes no sense.