Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production at Texas Gigafactory to Make Room for Cybercab

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 (TodayViralUSA) — Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year, Chief Executive Elon Musk said early Friday, as the angular electric pickup struggles to win mass-market appeal and the company shifts capacity toward its newly launched Cybercab robotaxi.

Musk said in a post on X that ending Cybertruck output at the Austin plant would free space for higher Cybercab production, which he has made central to Tesla’s autonomous-driving strategy. He did not say whether Cybertruck manufacturing would move to another factory or be phased out entirely, and he did not address jobs at the Texas site.

Only Austin builds the truck’s specialized parts

Tesla’s Austin gigafactory is the only known plant equipped to manufacture the Cybertruck’s specialized stainless-steel body and other unique components. Reuters reported that it was not immediately clear whether production would continue elsewhere. Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours.

The Cybertruck, unveiled in 2019 and delivered to customers beginning in late 2023, was once pitched as a rival to traditional full-size pickups. Demand has cooled amid high pricing, slower electric-vehicle growth in the United States and intensifying competition. Musk’s robotaxi vision, by contrast, has become a core part of Tesla’s pitch to investors even as regulators and safety advocates scrutinize unsupervised driving claims.

Cybercab takes priority

The Cybercab, a purpose-built autonomous taxi without a steering wheel in its marketing materials, began limited public appearances earlier this year. Shifting Austin’s lines toward that model underscores how Tesla is reallocating capital and factory floors away from consumer vehicles that have underperformed relative to earlier forecasts.

Any full exit from Cybertruck production would mark a sharp reversal for a product Musk once described as a breakthrough for the brand. For now, the company has confirmed only a mid-2027 wind-down at the Texas plant, leaving open whether the truck survives in a smaller form at another location.