Good Riddance: Tesla to End Cybertruck Production in 2027 - CNET
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the end of the brand’s most ostentatious model, the Cybertruck, in a post on X late Thursday night. Tesla will begin winding down production of the wedge-shaped pickup at its Texas Gigafactory “around the middle of next year,” Musk said, to boost manufacturing capacity for its Cybercab robotaxi.
The Cybertruck will not be missed by many. Sales have been so low that Tesla doesn’t even separate them out in its financials — lumping it into an “Other models” column — with experts estimating numbers significantly lower than Tesla’s built-out manufacturing capacity and far below Musk’s sales goals. Meanwhile, Tesla and Musk have increasingly shifted their focus to AI, robotics and autonomy as the brand’s future.
So long, Cybertruck
Tesla unveiled the edgy, all-electric pickup truck at an event in 2019, and the cracks were already beginning to show in many of Musk’s most...
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