Production of Tesla's Cybertruck will wind down soon with its allure escaping most potential buyers

Production of Tesla's Cybertruck will wind down soon with its allure escaping most potential buyers Advertisement Updated: 1:57 PM EST Nov 6, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ The Associated Press Production of Tesla's Cybertruck will wind down soon with its allure escaping most potential buyers Updated: 1:57 PM EST Nov 6, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ The Associated Press Production of Tesla's Cybertruck, a stainless-steel electric vehicle with a polarizing allure for potential buyers, will wind down next year. In a post on social media, CEO Elon Musk said, “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.” Advertisement The Texas facility is the only location where the Cybertruck is produced. Related video above: Cybertruck fails a "wade mode" test and gets stuck in a lake, leading to an arrest Teslas, and the Cybertruck in particular because of its unorthodox profile, became political touchstones as Musk allied himself with President Donald Trump and some right-leaning causes amid a widening political divide in the U.S. and Europe. Elon Musk spent nearly $500M on the midterms, the majority of which went to losing causes, candidates European sales of Tesla vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of 2025 even as overall sales of EVs grew. Musk’s endorsement of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party in national elections drew broad condemnation . The vehicle was also plagued by quality-control issues, with a handful of recalls within months of its debut. Despite enormous anticipation, the Cybertruck never caught on with most buyers, and sales declined almost from the moment it hit the market. While Tesla does not break out sales of its vehicles by model, Kelley Blue Book estimated that Cybertruck sales declined 48% from 2024 to 2025. From January through September of this year, sales were down 28%, according to Kelley Blue Book. Tesla unveils what it says is a flying car Make WLWT a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Wild video: Runaway tire flies off a truck and strikes an unsuspecting man 19-year-old to become one of Massachusetts' youngest representatives in state history Dramatic video: Mother rescues man drowning 'We brought him home': A WWII soldier killed 82 years ago has finally been laid to rest