Tesla Is Killing the Cybertruck — and Its Texas Factory Will Run an Extra Shift to Finish the Orders Before the Line Comes Down
Tesla's decision to end the Cybertruck after just a few years lands in Texas: the company will add a shift at its Texas factory to fill outstanding orders before the production line is dismantled to make way for the Cybercab robotaxi next year — and, Reuters reports, it will still have to refund deposits to a lot of buyers it cannot supply.
AUSTIN — Tesla is killing off the Cybertruck after just a few years, a failure Reuters' Auto File on Tuesday called remarkable by the auto industry's standards — and the wind-down runs through Texas. Elon Musk said Tesla would add an extra shift at its Texas factory to fill outstanding Cybertruck orders before the production line is dismantled, making way for the company's Cybercab robotaxi next year, Reuters reported.
Even with the extra shift, the orders will not all be filled. Musk said Tesla will have to refund deposits "for a lot of people," Reuters reported, because demand for the vehicle far exceeds the capacity left on the line — an unusual ending for a truck that was one of the most anticipated vehicle launches in the company's history when deliveries finally began at the end of 2023, two years behind the original plan.
The numbers explain the decision. According to Kelley Blue Book figures cited by Reuters, Tesla sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in the United States last year, down 48% from 38,965 in 2024. The truck was sold in only a handful of markets, including Saudi Arabia, and was never approved for Europe or China, the world's two biggest electric-vehicle markets.
The Auto File also put the truck's end in the week's political frame: Musk spent at least $445 million on federal races in the November 3 midterms and, in Reuters' assessment, got very little in return on a night that swept his preferred party out of both chambers of Congress. For Texas, the immediate story is the factory floor — one more shift of Cybertrucks, then a line torn out for the robotaxi program that is supposed to replace it.
