Tesla to End Cybertruck Production in 2027, Freeing Texas Factory Space for Robotaxis
Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck in 2027, Elon Musk announced on November 6, 2026. TechCrunch reported the plan as stated by the Tesla CEO. Electrek reports that the wind-down begins in mid-2027, and Yahoo Finance places it at Gigafactory Texas.
Musk also said Tesla will use the Cybertruck factory space to build more two-seater Cybercab robotaxis, the self-driving vehicles Tesla plans to operate as a ride-hailing service. Tesla's annual filing, published December 31, 2025, describes the Cybercab as a purpose-built Robotaxi product. In a later filing dated October 21, 2026, the company said it continues to increase production of 4680 cells, its larger cylindrical battery format, to support production ramps of both the Cybercab and the Tesla Semi.
The Cybertruck has had a long and uneven path to this point. Tesla first announced the vehicle in 2019, pitching a full-size electric pickup with a stainless steel exterior, a starting price under $40,000, and up to 500 miles of range. Deliveries began in late 2023. At that time Musk predicted Tesla would sell around 250,000 Cybertrucks per year. According to TechCrunch, Tesla has sold only tens of thousands in total over the last three years, far below that forecast.
The production decision sits within a broader reallocation of Tesla's manufacturing footprint. Earlier in 2026, Tesla decided to end production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, freeing that factory space to build Optimus humanoid robots. The Cybertruck wind-down applies the same logic to a third product line, with the freed capacity directed toward robotaxis and, in the earlier case, humanoid robots.
The broader context here is a shift in what the factory floor is for. Tesla's plants were built around vehicles sold to consumers, and they are now being reassigned to products whose customers are not yet at scale. Whether the Cybercab and Optimus reach volumes that justify that change is an open question, and the company's stated timelines for both programs have not yet been proven. The 4680 cell ramp, tied to the Cybercab and Semi, suggests the battery supply chain is being aligned with the same priorities.
In my view, the most useful way to read the announcement is as a statement about capacity rather than about the truck alone. A pickup with a stainless steel body and a sub-$40,000 launch price was a bet on a specific buyer, and the sales record points to a much smaller market than the one Musk projected. What is changing is where the engineering and manufacturing effort goes next. If the robotaxi and humanoid robot programs deliver, the space that once built a niche truck will build vehicles and machines with a very different economic model. If they do not, the reallocation will prove the more consequential decision.
Musk announced that Cybertruck production will end in 2027, that output at Gigafactory Texas will wind down starting in mid-2027, and that the freed factory space will be used for more two-seater Cybercabs. These are plans, not completed actions, and the timetable and volumes will be tested as the wind-down proceeds.
