Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production
Elon Musk announced on November 6, 2026 that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027.
Who covered it: 17 US outlets, 9 international, 3 state media, 1 wire service.
Updated · Since 2026-11-06 · 30 articles and posts from 30 sources.
What happened
- Fox Tech reported that Tesla raised Cybertruck prices on November 5, 2026, with the Dual-Motor AWD at $82,490 and orders for it paused, leaving the Premium AWD at $92,490 as the cheapest orderable version. It said Tesla had not said how the wind-down affects parts supply or support for current owners. Fox Tech
- Elon Musk said on X that the Cybertruck order backlog is far more than Tesla can build before dismantling the line for Cybercab expansion around June or July 2027, and that Tesla will add an extra production shift, according to CNA. CNA (state media)
- Business Insider reported that the six electric pickups tracked by Cox Automotive sold about 32,500 units through September, down 53% from a year earlier. It said GM, Ford and Stellantis have taken billions of dollars in EV-related charges. Business Insider
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on X that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027 to make room for more Cybercab production. He did not say whether the truck would be built elsewhere or discontinued, and replied that the Cybertruck fleet "will be around for a long time." UPI
- Cybercab, a two-seat vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, began production in Texas in April and paid rides in Austin in September. In September the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an audit of whether Tesla properly certified the Cybercab to federal safety standards. Fortune, NDTV
- The announcement came after the US midterm elections, in which Democrats took control of Congress. The Guardian said Musk had given $446m to Republican candidates, and that Tesla shares fell 11% on Thursday and SpaceX 9%. Mother Jones put his backing at $445 million. The Guardian Tech, Mother Jones
- Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck's lead engineer, wrote on X that the truck "was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab." Reports noted that the Texas plant is the only known Tesla site equipped to make the truck. UPI, Hindustan Times
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How the story is being told
5 ways of telling it run through the coverage. Most sources mix more than one; each is listed under the tellings its own words support.
A product that failed to sell
None of the 3 state media outlets we read told it this way.
This telling treats the wind-down as the result of weak demand, a high price and recalls. It sets 250,000 predicted annual sales against 20,237 estimated for 2025 and counts 11 recalls. Analysts quoted say the outcome was foreseeable.
“the writing was on the wall”CBS MoneyWatch
“It doesn't make sense to keep it going when it's not meeting its targets”The Jerusalem Post
“In the end, it seems like the Cybertruck's cause of death was insufficient demand.”NPR Business
- Leads with
- Sales figures against Musk's target
🔒 A pivot to robotaxis and AI
None of the 3 state media outlets we read told it this way.
🔒 A symbol of Musk's politics, as its sources tell it
None of the 3 state media outlets we read told it this way.
🔒 A divisive design with devoted fans
None of the 3 state media outlets we read told it this way.
🔒 Why it never sold abroad, and the wider EV truck market
None of the 3 state media outlets we read told it this way.
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Colombia One · Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production After Years of Poor Sales original ↗
Shows: A angular stainless steel pickup truck sits on gravel beside a white box truck labeled TGL 12.220 and SAXAS.
Caption: “Credit: Alexander-93 CC BY-SA 4.0”
NPR Business · The Cybertruck's 'cause of death?' Insufficient demand original ↗
Shows: Blue headphones icon on a dark blue background, with the text 'NPR' above a radio transmitter tower emitting signal waves.
Fortune · Elon Musk once said the Cybertruck would be Tesla’s ‘best product ever.’ Now he’s winding down production original ↗
UPI · Musk: Production of Cybertruck to end in 2027 original ↗
Caption: “A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks support SpaceX's ongoing activity to launch the Super Heavy Booster and Starship spacecraft at Starbase, Texas, in May. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Friday that the Cybertruck will end production in 2027. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo”
Fox Business · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production at Texas factory next year to make room for Cybercab original ↗
Caption: “A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks sits outside the Starbase Build Site at SpaceX's South Texas testing facility on Feb. 6, 2026. (Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images)”
Texas Monthly · The Cybertruck, Elon Musk’s Apocalypse-Ready Vehicle: Dead at 3 original ↗
Shows: Two men in matching navy and red star-print shirts look upward beside a silver Cybertruck on a paved lot.
Photo: A Cybertruck at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin on June 13, 2024.
The Jerusalem Post · Tesla to pull the plug on Cybertruck after years of poor sales original ↗
Shows: An overhead view of a angular.
Caption: “A Tesla Cybertruck as it drives near a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, on June 8, 2026.” Photo: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (C) reacts after being awarded the National Medal of Science during the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Mother Jones · The Cybertruck Is Dead original ↗
Shows: Several angular stainless-steel pickup trucks are parked in rows on pavement.
Photo: Kotaro Numata/AP
Breitbart · Elon Musk's Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production by Mid-2027 original ↗
Shows: A man in a black jacket stands beside a silver angular vehicle whose two side windows are shattered.
Caption: “Elon Musk with battered Cybertruck” Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty
The Daily Wire · Tesla Pulls The Plug On Cybertruck original ↗
Shows: A angular stainless steel pickup truck sits on a tiled showroom floor.
Deutsche Welle · Tesla to 'wind down' production of flop Cybertruck original ↗
Caption: “A Cybertruck might be parked at sites like Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, but the vast pickup is not road legal in Germany [FILE: April 23, 2026]” Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa/picture alliance
Euronews Business · Elon Musk's Tesla to 'wind down' Cybertruck production next year original ↗
Shows: A row of angular, stainless-steel pickup trucks is parked in a long line on a paved lot.
Caption: “FILE - New Tesla Cybertrucks are seen at SpaceX's Starship facility in Starbase, Texas, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.” Photo: AP Photo
Washington Examiner · Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production next year original ↗
Shows: A row of silver angular pickup trucks with black wheels is parked in a line on a paved lot.
Caption: “New Tesla Cybertrucks are seen at SpaceX's Starship facility in Starbase, Texas, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo)”
Straight Arrow News · Musk announces a slowdown in Cybertruck production to make way for Cybercabs original ↗
Shows: A angular silver stainless-steel pickup truck is parked at a curb beside a street.
Caption: “Image credit: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images” Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images
Al Jazeera (state-funded) · Musk says Tesla to wind down polarising Cybertruck production as sales lag original ↗
Shows: Five angular, silver-gray pickup trucks are parked in a row on pavement.
Caption: “New Tesla Cybertrucks are seen at SpaceX's Starship facility in Starbase, Texas, Monday, October 13, 2025 [Eric Gay/AP Photo]”
Ars Technica · No more Cybertrucks; Musk moves on from the angular metallic flop original ↗
Caption: “The Cybertruck quickly became emblematic of everything that Tesla CEO Elon Musk stood for. That wasn't good for sales.” Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images
CBS MoneyWatch · Musk says Tesla will end Cybertruck production next year original ↗
Shows: A angular silver pickup truck drives on a city street past a white building.
Caption: “A Tesla Cybertruck” Photo: Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images
Anadolu Agency (state media) · Musk signals Cybertruck production wind-down as Tesla shifts focus to Cybercab original ↗
Shows: A angular stainless-steel pickup truck is parked at a curb beside a street.
CNBC · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year to ramp Cybercab, Musk says original ↗
Shows: A silver angular Cybertruck is parked in front of a building with a black facade reading '1500' and 'TESLA'.
The Guardian Tech · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk focuses on robotics and AI original ↗
Caption: “The Cybertruck never made it on sale in Europe because it did not reach the required safety standards. Photograph: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto/Shutterstock”
BBC Business · Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck original ↗
Shows: A angular stainless-steel Cybertruck-style pickup is parked on a street beside a blue-and-yellow striped vehicle and a taxi.
The National (UAE) (state media) · Elon Musk says Tesla will stop making Cybertrucks in 2027 original ↗
Caption: “Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Cybertruck in 2019. The company has fallen well short of its sales expectations. AFP”
CNA (state media) · Tesla to expand Cybertruck production in bid to fill orders before dismantling line next year original ↗
Caption: “FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Cybertruck sits in the parking lot of a Tesla facility in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo”
Business Insider · It's not just the Cybertruck. America's big electric-truck bet fell apart. original ↗
Caption: “Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images, Ben Shimkus/Business Insider In the early 2020s, automakers promised big electric trucks. They've failed to meet expectations.”
The New Republic · In Memoriam: The Cybertruck original ↗
Shows: A silver angular pickup truck sits in front of a white building with columns.
Caption: “Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk beside a Tesla Cybertruck on the South Portico of the White House”
Fox Tech · Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production after sales slump original ↗
Shows: A dark angular electric pickup truck drives on a paved lot.
Caption: “Tesla's Cybertruck made a bold entrance with its stainless steel body and angular design, but disappointing sales are now threatening its future. (Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images)”
All the coverage, by day
Every article and post we read (30)
2026-11-06
Colombia One · Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production After Years of Poor Sales original ↗
NPR Business · The Cybertruck's 'cause of death?' Insufficient demand original ↗
Fortune · Elon Musk once said the Cybertruck would be Tesla’s ‘best product ever.’ Now he’s winding down production original ↗
UPI · Musk: Production of Cybertruck to end in 2027 original ↗
Fox Business · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production at Texas factory next year to make room for Cybercab original ↗
Texas Monthly · The Cybertruck, Elon Musk’s Apocalypse-Ready Vehicle: Dead at 3 original ↗
The Jerusalem Post · Tesla to pull the plug on Cybertruck after years of poor sales original ↗
Mother Jones · The Cybertruck Is Dead original ↗
Breitbart · Elon Musk's Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production by Mid-2027 original ↗
KCCI · Production of Tesla's Cybertruck will wind down soon with its allure escaping most potential buyers original ↗
The Korea Times · Tesla to pull the plug on Cybertruck after years of poor sales original ↗ · ran The Jerusalem Post’s copy, counted once
NDTV · Tesla To 'Wind Down' Cybertruck Production Next Year: Musk original ↗
The Daily Wire · Tesla Pulls The Plug On Cybertruck original ↗
Hindustan Times · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production by mid-2027 as Cybercab takes centre stage original ↗
Business Standard · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production by mid-2027 after weak sales original ↗ · ran The Jerusalem Post’s copy, counted once
Deutsche Welle · Tesla to 'wind down' production of flop Cybertruck original ↗
ABC News Business · Production of Tesla's Cybertruck will wind down soon with allure escaping most potential buyers original ↗ · ran KCCI’s copy, counted once
Euronews Business · Elon Musk's Tesla to 'wind down' Cybertruck production next year original ↗
Washington Examiner · Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production next year original ↗
Straight Arrow News · Musk announces a slowdown in Cybertruck production to make way for Cybercabs original ↗
Al Jazeera (state-funded) · Musk says Tesla to wind down polarising Cybertruck production as sales lag original ↗
The Hill · Tesla winding down Cybertruck production original ↗
Dawn · Elon Musk's futuristic Cybertruck rolls toward exit original ↗ · ran NDTV’s copy, counted once
Ars Technica · No more Cybertrucks; Musk moves on from the angular metallic flop original ↗
CBS MoneyWatch · Musk says Tesla will end Cybertruck production next year original ↗
Anadolu Agency (state media) · Musk signals Cybertruck production wind-down as Tesla shifts focus to Cybercab original ↗
CNBC · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year to ramp Cybercab, Musk says original ↗
The Guardian Tech · Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk focuses on robotics and AI original ↗
BBC Business · Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck original ↗
The National (UAE) (state media) · Elon Musk says Tesla will stop making Cybertrucks in 2027 original ↗
2026-11-07
Anchorage Daily News · Tesla’s Cybertruck heads for an exit after years of hype and division original ↗ · ran KCCI’s copy, counted once
CNA (state media) · Tesla to expand Cybertruck production in bid to fill orders before dismantling line next year original ↗
Malay Mail · Musk’s futuristic Cybertruck rolls toward exit as Tesla pivots to robotaxi original ↗ · ran NDTV’s copy, counted once
Business Insider · It's not just the Cybertruck. America's big electric-truck bet fell apart. original ↗
The New Republic · In Memoriam: The Cybertruck original ↗
ABC News (Australia) · Musk axes Tesla's Cybertruck in favour of self-driving taxis original ↗ · ran The Jerusalem Post’s copy, counted once
2026-11-08
New York Post Business · Tesla to add Cybertruck shift to clear orders before dismantling line next year · ran CNA’s copy, counted once
Fox Tech · Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production after sales slump original ↗
The Korea Herald · Musk's futuristic Cybertruck rolls toward exit · ran NDTV’s copy, counted once
How we found the coverage
From our feeds: Colombia One, NPR Business, Fortune, UPI, Fox Business, Texas Monthly, The Jerusalem Post, Mother Jones, Breitbart, KCCI, NDTV, The Daily Wire, Hindustan Times, Deutsche Welle, Euronews Business, Washington Examiner, Straight Arrow News, Al Jazeera (state-funded), The Hill, Ars Technica, CBS MoneyWatch, Anadolu Agency (state media), CNBC, The Guardian Tech, BBC Business, The National (UAE) (state media), CNA (state media), Business Insider, The New Republic, Fox Tech.
Each item was kept only after a check that it is about this story. Wire copies that other outlets ran word for word are named and counted once. Sources are grouped by kind (US outlets, international outlets, wire services, the US government, state media), not by any rating of the outlets. State media are outlets a government owns or editorially controls, as Wikipedia’s article on each describes it. The summary and the descriptions of each telling are written by AI from the coverage; every quote is checked against the source’s own words. A source’s name and each article’s title link to our analysis of it where we have one; “original ↗” opens the publisher’s page.