Tesla plans to end Cybertruck production in Texas next year

Tesla plans to stop making the Cybertruck at its Texas factory next year, chief executive Elon Musk has said, as the company makes room to build more of its Cybercab robotaxi.

Musk announced the plan on X, saying the Cybertruck fleet would remain on the roads for a long time. He also called the vehicle “the best car Tesla has ever made” and described the move as “the end of an era”.

Tesla launched the angular electric pickup in 2023, pitching it against models from established manufacturers including Ford and General Motors. But it failed to win the mass-market sales the company had hoped for, while its unusual design limited its appeal beyond the US, according to the report.

Musk has made the Cybercab central to Tesla’s plans for self-driving taxis. The company’s decision to shift factory capacity towards it marks a change in focus from the pickup, whose production is due to wind down over the course of next year.