Tesla is winding down the Cybertruck, and many people still waiting for one won’t be getting it. 🛻
Elon Musk said Cybertruck orders “far exceed” the production rate, so Tesla will build as many as it can before shutting the line in about eight months, then return deposits to a lot of buyers. His reasoning: the complexity of the Cybertruck has an “opportunity cost” that’s vastly outweighed by the value of making more Cybercab robotaxis. He says it’s not because the truck was unprofitable.
The truck never hit the numbers Musk once promised. He predicted 250,000 to 500,000 units a year, yet sales fell 48% between 2024 and 2025 to about 20,000, and only around 11,600 were sold through the third quarter of this year. For comparison, Tesla sold more than 262,000 Model Ys in the same period.
It’s part of a bigger shift. Tesla has already dropped the Model S and Model X, and Musk is steering the company toward autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots, with a possible merger with SpaceXAI on the table. Some fans feel left behind, and plenty of X users doubt people will give up their own cars for robotaxis.
Meanwhile, some enthusiasts are rushing to order before the line closes, since Tesla’s website was still taking orders.
#Tesla #TSLA #Cybertruck #ElonMusk #Robotaxi #Investing
Elon Musk said Cybertruck orders “far exceed” the production rate, so Tesla will build as many as it can before shutting the line in about eight months, then return deposits to a lot of buyers. His reasoning: the complexity of the Cybertruck has an “opportunity cost” that’s vastly outweighed by the value of making more Cybercab robotaxis. He says it’s not because the truck was unprofitable.
The truck never hit the numbers Musk once promised. He predicted 250,000 to 500,000 units a year, yet sales fell 48% between 2024 and 2025 to about 20,000, and only around 11,600 were sold through the third quarter of this year. For comparison, Tesla sold more than 262,000 Model Ys in the same period.
It’s part of a bigger shift. Tesla has already dropped the Model S and Model X, and Musk is steering the company toward autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots, with a possible merger with SpaceXAI on the table. Some fans feel left behind, and plenty of X users doubt people will give up their own cars for robotaxis.
Meanwhile, some enthusiasts are rushing to order before the line closes, since Tesla’s website was still taking orders.
#Tesla #TSLA #Cybertruck #ElonMusk #Robotaxi #Investing
