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Tesla to Scale Back Cybertruck Production at Texas Plant to Make Room for Cybercab

November 6, 2026 at 07:20 EST

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Tesla plans to reduce production of its Cybertruck at its Texas plant starting in mid-2027 to free up manufacturing capacity for the Cybercab, according to CEO Elon Musk.

Mid-2027 · Tesla

Tesla plans to scale back Cybertruck output in Texas to free up capacity for the Cybercab

According to CEO Elon Musk, production of the polarizing electric pickup will be reduced at the Texas plant from mid-2027, with the freed-up space directed to Tesla's purpose-built robotaxi.

How the capacity shift is described

TODAY

Cybertruck line

Pickup output at the Texas plant

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FROM MID-2027

Output reduced

Manufacturing capacity is freed up

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PRIORITY

Cybercab robotaxi

Freed space goes to the autonomous vehicle

What the Cybertruck's future could look like

Neither path has been confirmed by Tesla.

Relocation

Cybertruck production moves to another Tesla factory, and the model continues in a different form.

Full phase-out

Cybertruck production ends entirely, closing out its production run.

Still unconfirmed

Key details await more information from Tesla.

Where Cybertruck production will go, or whether it ends
The scope and timing of the change beyond mid-2027
How quickly the Cybercab can ramp up
Progress on autonomy and regulatory approval needed for scaling

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