Musk Says Tesla Will End Cybertruck Output in Texas to Make Room for Cybercab

Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck at its Texas factory near the middle of next year, CEO Elon Musk said Friday, according to CNBC Technology. The move frees space at the plant for the Cybercab robotaxi, which Musk has described as a key product for the company's future.

Musk announced the change in a post on X early Friday. He did not say if Cybertruck output would move to another site. The truck is built only in Texas, where the Model Y and the two-seat Cybercab are also assembled.

When a user on X described the news as the close of an era and praised the pickup as Tesla's finest vehicle, Musk agreed in part and added that the Cybertruck fleet would remain on the road for years to come.

Deliveries of the angular steel truck started in late 2023. Musk had predicted before launch that yearly sales would reach 250,000, but the vehicle drew a niche audience rather than broad demand. Cox Automotive put U.S. Cybertruck sales last year at 20,237, a 48% drop from 38,965 in 2024. Tesla does not report sales by model or region.

SpaceX, Musk's aerospace and technology group, was a major purchaser. A financial filing shows it paid $131 million for the trucks at Tesla's listed price.

The design has also drawn strong reactions off the road. One owner told CNBC last May about rude gestures and worse, after Musk became the largest backer of Donald Trump's White House bid and then ran an effort to cut the federal workforce and regulations. Wired reported in October 2025 that some owners said they had been spat on and sworn at over their choice of vehicle.

Early advertised specifications were not always met, and in some cases fell behind leading combustion pickups. Quality and production issues have been frequent. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists 11 voluntary recalls for the 2024 model, covering a pedal that could become trapped and cause unintended acceleration, software faults and an inverter defect that could cut drive power.

At the 2019 unveiling, Musk argued that pickups had changed little in roughly a century and that Tesla wanted to try something different. CNBC said Tesla had not replied to its request for comment.