Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Gigafactory Texas plant around the middle of 2027, chief executive Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of weak sales, clearing factory space for its Cybercab robotaxi.

Musk announced the move in a post on X, saying Tesla would wind down production of the Cybertruck "around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production". He called the Cybertruck the "best vehicle Tesla has ever made" and the wind-down the "end of an era".

It is not yet clear whether production will move to another factory or stop altogether. The Austin plant is the only Tesla facility known to be equipped to manufacture the truck's specialised components, and Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Sales fell far short of Musk's hopes

Tesla began delivering the Cybertruck to customers in late 2023, four years after unveiling it. It sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in the United States last year, down 48% from 38,965 in 2024, according to automotive data platform Kelley Blue Book — far below the 250,000 annual sales Musk predicted around the start of production.

The truck has also been subject to 11 recalls since it went on sale, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Cybercab is the vehicle getting the factory space: a two-seat robotaxi with butterfly doors and no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors. Tesla began offering paid rides in a small fleet of Cybercabs in Austin in September. About 570 of the more than 1,200 Tesla robotaxis operating in Texas are Cybercabs, according to the state's Department of Motor Vehicles. Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill said on X that the truck "was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab".