The tech mogul’s pet project, which he insisted was Tesla’s best product, meets an unceremonious end as the electric vehicle maker shifts its focus to building robotaxis.
The tech mogul’s pet project, which he insisted was Tesla’s best product, meets an unceremonious end as the electric vehicle maker shifts its focus to building robotaxis.
Tesla would wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a...
Since Gigafactory Texas is the sole facility equipped to manufacture the pickup, the mid-2027 phase-out effectively signals the end of the vehicle's primary production run
Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.
Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production by mid-2027 as weak sales, repeated recalls and regulatory hurdles weigh on the electric pickup, freeing capacity for its Cybercab robotaxi.
Tesla plans to end Cybertruck production in 2027 to make room for its Cybercab robotaxi.
The proposed production shift comes as the electric vehicle maker places its driverless robotaxi ambitions at the centre of its strategy
The Cybertruck and its polarizing design gained a niche following, but it did not achieve mass-market sales and Tesla has issued several voluntary recalls.
Elon Musk announced that Tesla "will be winding down production" of Cybertrucks next year, which he said was "to make room for increased Cybercab production," but industry observers noted was...
The car company's CEO Elon Musk has said production will halt in Texas, to focus on the firm's self-driving Cybercabs.
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