Cybertruck Production at Giga Texas Ends to Make Room for Cybercab

The end of the stainless-steel pickup

Musk described the move as the "end of an era" and called the Cybertruck the "best vehicle Tesla has ever made". He said he expects Cybertrucks to stay on the road "for a long time". Tesla has not said whether production will move to another factory or stop altogether, but the Austin plant is the only Tesla site known to be equipped to build it. Wes Morrill, the lead engineer on the programme, said the truck had been a technology platform whose work continues in the Cybercab.

The Cybertruck was first shown as a prototype in 2019 and went on sale in the US in late 2023. Its 48-volt electrical architecture, steer-by-wire and stainless-steel body were new for Tesla, but sales never came close to early expectations. In the third quarter of 2026 Tesla delivered 478,237 Model 3 and Model Y cars and just 8,295 of all its other models combined, a group that includes the Cybertruck, Model S and Model X.

Factory space for robotaxis

The Cybercab entered production at Giga Texas earlier in 2026. Tesla started charging for rides in a small Cybercab fleet in Austin in September, and around 570 of the more than 1,200 Tesla robotaxis registered in Texas are Cybercabs, according to the state's motor vehicle department. Tesla plans to launch the service in Dallas next. The car is not free of regulatory questions: NHTSA opened an audit in September into whether Tesla correctly self-certified the Cybercab against federal safety standards.

The decision follows weak results. Tesla's net income attributable to shareholders fell 42.7% to US$787 million in the third quarter of 2026, while operating expenses rose 39.2% to US$4.78 billion.

What it means for buyers

US buyers who want a new Cybertruck now have a defined window of roughly eight months of production. Tesla has not yet detailed long-term parts supply for existing owners. The truck was never officially sold in Europe, where it does not have type approval. For the full story of the company, see the history of Tesla or browse the Tesla catalogue.