Tesla to end Cybertruck output in mid-2027 to free its Texas line for Cybercab

Elon Musk said in a post on X late on Thursday, November 5, that Tesla will stop building Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027 and redirect that capacity to the Cybercab, the two-seat robotaxi. On November 7 he added that the Cybertruck order backlog is larger than the company can fill before the line is dismantled around June or July 2027, so Tesla will run an extra shift to deliver as many as possible. Cybertruck sales have lagged the 250,000-unit annual target Musk set, with third-quarter 2026 volume estimated at roughly 7,000 to 8,000 units. The move shifts the company's factory resources toward its autonomous-vehicle plans and removes one of its few non-Model Y/Model 3 products.

1. Musk said on X late Thursday, November 5, 2026 that Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas will wind down around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab production.
2. A Musk post dated November 7, 2026 said the Cybertruck order backlog exceeds what can be built before the line is dismantled around June or July 2027.
3. Tesla will add an extra production shift to try to fill outstanding Cybertruck orders before the line closes.
4. Tesla's 'other models' category, which includes Cybertruck, recorded 8,295 deliveries in Q3 2026, per a Benzinga analysis of company data.
5. Estimates cited by Benzinga put Q3 2026 Cybertruck sales at roughly 7,000 to 8,000 units, against Musk's earlier target of 250,000 units per year.
6. Musk has described the Cybercab as a central part of his plan to shift Tesla toward AI and robotics.