Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas by mid-2027

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WASHINGTON: Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027 to make room for its Cybercab robotaxi, chief ...

WASHINGTON: Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027 to make room for its Cybercab robotaxi, chief executive Elon Musk said on Friday. Enthusiasts hailed the pickup as a symbol of Musk’s futuristic ambitions, while critics came to associate it with his politics.

“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,” Musk wrote on X. He did not say whether the truck would be built elsewhere or discontinued altogether, or what would happen to outstanding orders.

Wes Morrill, the Cybertruck’s lead engineer, wrote in a separate post that the truck “was an incredible technology development platform and lives on through Cybercab.”

As fans lamented the news on X, the platform Musk owns, he reassured them that the Cybertruck fleet “will be…

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