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Elon Musk said Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab production. Tesla has not said whether it will build the truck elsewhere, and its quarterly reports combine Cybertruck deliveries with Model S and Model X. The shift comes as Tesla directs more factory space and investment toward robotics and autonomous vehicles.
Elon Musk said November 6 that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027, making room for increased production of the Cybercab robotaxi. The announcement signals a shift in factory capacity toward Tesla’s autonomous vehicle plans, but the company has not said whether Cybertruck production will move to another site or what the change means for buyers and workers.
Musk made the announcement in a post on X at 06:30 UTC on November 6, or 00:30 in Austin. He wrote that Tesla would be “winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production.” That is the full statement provided in the source material; Tesla did not issue a separate press release or provide a detailed production plan.
Later that morning, an X user described the truck as being discontinued. Musk replied, “True, but the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.” His comments do not specify whether the company plans to stop making the model altogether. The stated plan concerns production at the Texas factory; the truck’s longer-term production arrangements remain unspecified.
Tesla does not disclose Cybertruck deliveries separately. It reports the truck in a combined “other models” category with the Model S and Model X. That category recorded 8,295 deliveries in the third quarter of 2026, down 48% from 15,933 in the same quarter a year earlier. Tesla reported 7,004 vehicles produced in the category during Q3 2026. Those totals cannot be treated as Cybertruck-only figures.
Tesla shifts factory space toward robotaxis
Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab production. The truck’s future production arrangements remain unclear.
Factory Space Shifts to Robotaxis
The planned change puts a production decision behind Tesla’s push toward robotaxis: the company says it will allocate more Texas factory capacity to the Cybercab, a two-seat vehicle designed for autonomous service. For Tesla, the move could tie manufacturing capacity more closely to its view of future demand for autonomous transport. The announcement does not establish how many Cybercabs Tesla plans to build or when they will reach large-scale production.
The decision also raises practical questions for people connected to the truck program. Cybertruck owners and people with open orders have no published guidance in the source material about future availability, service, or parts. The company has not described staffing changes at the Texas production line. Those unanswered questions matter because a factory wind-down can affect supply and operations even if vehicles already on the road remain in use.
Tesla’s spending shows the broader scale of its investment priorities, though it does not prove why the company made this particular factory decision. The source reports capital spending of $13.01 billion in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $6.13 billion in the same period a year earlier, and a 69% rise in third-quarter research and development costs. Tesla attributed the R&D increase to AI and programs including Optimus.
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Tesla Reassigns Its Car Lines
The Texas plan follows a similar factory shift in California. According to the source material, Tesla decommissioned the Model S and Model X production lines in Fremont in 2026 and began Optimus humanoid robot production there. In Texas, Cybercab production began in 2026, and Musk now says increased Cybercab production will take space currently used for the Cybertruck. Together, the changes show Tesla assigning factory capacity to robots and autonomous vehicles as it reduces or ends production on established vehicle lines.
Tesla listed installed annual Cybertruck capacity above 125,000 at Gigafactory Texas in its Q4 2023 update. That is a capacity figure, not a report of actual production or sales. The highest quarterly delivery total in the combined “other models” category in the figures provided was 23,640, in Q4 2024. Because the category includes multiple models and quarterly deliveries are not directly equivalent to annual factory capacity, those figures do not establish Cybertruck utilization.
Tesla’s record on timing has varied across its programs, according to the source. The Austin robotaxi pilot began in June 2025 as planned, and Cybercab production started in 2026. The Cybertruck launch came about two years later than originally expected. Tesla had planned for Optimus robots to do useful work “across our factories” in 2025; it reported its first production-quality bots in October 2026.
“Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production.”
— Elon Musk, in a post on X on November 6, 2026
The Model’s Future Remains Open
Tesla has not said whether Cybertruck production will continue at another factory, how many trucks it expects to make before the Texas wind-down, or whether it plans to end sales of the model. Musk’s reference to the existing fleet remaining on the road does not answer those production questions.
The source material says Tesla had filed no Cybertruck-specific report with the SEC on November 6, and Reuters reported that Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tesla’s combined delivery category also prevents readers from isolating Cybertruck sales or measuring its recent performance from the company’s published totals alone. Production timing, workforce effects, and customer guidance remain unconfirmed.
Details Needed Before Mid-2027
Tesla’s next useful update would clarify whether the Cybertruck will be built at another site, how the Texas factory will allocate capacity between the truck and Cybercab, and what the expected wind-down schedule means for employees and customers. Investors and buyers will also be watching for clearer production and delivery data, since the current “other models” category combines the Cybertruck with other vehicles.
For now, the only stated milestone is a Texas production wind-down around mid-2027. Whether Tesla announces further details through a company statement, a regulatory filing, or a later quarterly update is not clear from the available information.
Key Questions
When does Tesla plan to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas?
Elon Musk said around mid-2027. His November 6, 2026 post gave an approximate timing, not a specific end date.
Is Tesla discontinuing the Cybertruck?
The announcement says production at Gigafactory Texas will wind down. Tesla has not said whether the model will be built elsewhere or whether it will stop selling the Cybertruck altogether.
Why is Tesla making the change?
Musk said the Texas factory needs room for increased Cybercab production. Tesla has not provided a detailed capacity plan or a separate explanation of the decision.
How many Cybertrucks did Tesla deliver in the third quarter of 2026?
Tesla’s published figure does not isolate the truck. It reported 8,295 deliveries across “other models,” a category that includes the Cybertruck, Model S, and Model X.
Source: Thorsten Meyer AI
