The Ford F-Series truck, which includes the Ford F-150, has been America’s best-selling truck for 49 years and the best-selling overall vehicle for 44 years, the automaker said in a December 2025 statement.
The popularity of the Ford F-Series prompted the company to launch its Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck in April 2022, which became a rival of EV company Tesla when it rolled out the Cybertruck in November 2023.
In less than five years, both products would end production as the companies seek both affordable and profitable electric vehicles that the public will embrace.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck electric vehicle.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla discontinues Cybertruck
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, said that his electric vehicle company Tesla will cease making Cybertruck’s three models in mid-2027, according to the billionaire’s X post.
“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 said in his X post on Nov. 5.
Cybercab is Tesla’s newest addition to its Robotaxi fleet, which also includes its autonomous Model Y sedan and the Robovan, an autonomous microtransit van suitable for large groups, according to the vehicle’s website.
Gigafactory Texas in Austin is the only manufacturing plant where Tesla produces the Cybertruck. Musk did not say if production would be moved to another factory.
Cybertruck has three models
Tesla manufactures three Cybertruck models: Dual Motor All-wheel Drive, which starts at $82,490; Premium All-wheel Drive, which starts at $92,490; and Cyberbeast, which starts at $102,490.
In addition to the Robotaxi and Cybertruck, Tesla lists three other vehicles on its website: the Model 3, Model Y, and Roadster.
Cybertruck’s sales decreased significantly year-over-year by 48%, from 38,965 vehicles in 2024 to 20,237 in 2025, according to Kelly Blue Book data reported by Reuters.
Head of Cybertruck program left in 2025
Compounding the vehicle’s problems with sales, the head of the Cybertruck program since 2022, Siddhant Awasthi, left the company on Nov. 10, 2025, after over eight years at Tesla. Awasthi joined Tesla in 2018 and in four years he was running the program.
When production began in 2023, Musk projected the vehicle would generate 250,000 in annual sales.
Tesla’s end of Cybertruck production follows a surprise decision earlier in 2026 to stop production of its Model S and Model X vehicles by mid-2026.
Tesla ceased production of other vehicles
Musk announced during a Jan. 28, 2026, Tesla earnings call that the company would “basically stop production of Model S and Model X next quarter,” Musk said.
Tesla launched its limited release Roadster in 2008, then rolled out Model S in 2012 for mass production. The EV company joined the SUV craze in 2016 when it introduced its Model X, then a year later launched its popular Model 3 sedan in 2017.
Tesla’s decision to end production of the Cybertruck follows Ford’s announcement in December 2025 that it would discontinue production of the F-150 Lightning electric truck.
Ford, which launched the Lightning in April 2022, said it would continue to provide parts and service for the Lightning for 10 years. It would also continue software updates for the vehicles, Ford Authority reported.
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