Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas to make room for Cybercab production

Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027 to free up space for its Cybercab robotaxi. "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," CEO Elon Musk wrote in a post on X, according to TeslaNorth and Engadget.

The move reallocates floor space at the Texas plant toward the two-seat Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals and which Tesla has been running in Texas, including in Austin and Dallas, TeslaNorth reported. Musk did not say whether winding down means a full stop or a lower production rate, or whether any Cybertruck assembly will move elsewhere.

Support continues for trucks on the road

For owners, including businesses that run Cybertrucks in their fleets, the most immediate question is support. Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill answered it on X: "Yes, of course! Tesla will maintain spare parts and service will continue support," according to TeslaNorth.

Morrill also described the Cybertruck as "an incredible technology development platform" that "lives on through Cybercab," TeslaNorth reported. Under Musk's timeline, buyers still considering the truck have roughly through the first half of 2027.

Why Tesla is shifting capacity

Cybercab joined Tesla's unsupervised Robotaxi fleet in Austin on September 3, and on the October earnings call vehicle engineering chief Lars Moravy said Cybercab production had begun on the Texas line, with output going to Tesla's own Robotaxi fleet, Yahoo Finance reported. Tesla's research and development spending reached $2.76 billion in the third quarter, up from $1.63 billion a year earlier.

Cybertruck demand has been below Tesla's early goals. Tesla once projected 250,000 trucks a year, and it has sold around 71,000 since deliveries began in late 2023, Engadget reported. Cox Automotive counted 20,237 Cybertruck sales in 2025, according to Yahoo Finance. CFRA Research's Garrett Nelson told Bloomberg the truck is more likely to "fade away" than be discontinued completely, Yahoo Finance reported.

What fleet and mobility buyers can watch

For fleet managers, the practical takeaways are that existing Cybertrucks keep parts and service support, and that new truck orders have a clearer window through mid-2027. Open questions include the exact wind-down date, how output declines before then, and how many Cybercabs the freed lines are meant to add, according to TeslaNorth and Yahoo Finance.

For companies that work with ride-hailing, delivery or autonomous mobility, the shift shows where Tesla is putting factory capacity: toward purpose-built robotaxis for its own fleet. Musk said Robotaxi would be "probably a big deal by Q3 or Q4 of next year," Yahoo Finance reported.