The target of 500,000 vehicles may be less than 20,000 sold this year! Tesla Cybertruck to phase out production next year
Musk said that the factory in the suburbs of Austin, Texas, will gradually stop producing Cybertruck by the middle of next year to free up production capacity to produce the self-driving taxi Cybercab.
Quick Look
- Tesla's Texas factory will gradually cease production of Cybertruck by the middle of next year to free up production capacity for the production of self-driving taxi Cybercab.
- Cybertruck sales in 2025 will be only 20,237 units, a year-on-year decrease of 28% from January to September this year.
- Musk did not specify whether the car model will be retired.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019 and will be put on the market in 2023. It has an all-stainless steel body, a sci-fi appearance and powerful performance. Musk once believed that Cybertruck could create a scale of 250,000 to 500,000 units per year, and called it "a better sports car than the Porsche 911."
The Cybertruck electric pickup truck, which Tesla had high hopes for, is preparing to retire. Recently, Musk posted on the social platform that the Texas factory will stop producing the Cybertruck next year and will free up production capacity for the production of the self-driving taxi Cybercab. However, Musk did not explicitly say whether the Cybertruck will exit the market or be transferred to other production lines. Follow-up information will be subject to official announcements.
The Tesla Cybertruck Texas production line will be phased out next year.
The Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019, with an all-stainless steel body, sci-fi appearance, and powerful performance. It was then put into the market in 2023. At that time, Musk believed that the Cybertruck would still create a scale of 250,000 to 500,000 units per year, and bluntly said that it was "a better sports car than the Porsche 911." However, in fact, the Cybertruck's sales continued to decline, with only 20,237 units in 2025, and sales from this year to September were down again compared to the same period last year. 28%.
Cybertruck has a sci-fi appearance and powerful performance.
Musk recently pointed out in the
The self-driving taxi Cybercab, which has shifted to the brand's focus, has been put into robotaxi passenger service in Austin on September 3 this year. There is no steering wheel and accelerator and brake pedals in the car. It relies entirely on FSD technology to operate, using cameras, powerful AI systems, and smart airbag control systems to operate.
The self-driving taxi Cybercab is already on the road for trial operation.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Tesla will complete the Cybertruck production shutdown by the middle of next year and fully shift Texas factory capacity to Cybercab production
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Will Cybertruck be completely withdrawn or transferred to other production lines?
- Specific timetable for discontinuation of Cybertruck
- Cybercab mass production plan and production capacity scale
