{"id":2242571,"date":"2026-11-06T18:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:14:05","slug":"tesla-winding-down-cybertruck-production-after-years-of-low-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242571","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Winding Down Cybertruck Production After Years of Low Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/35\/16by9\/2026\/11\/06\/3541e3ce9b854ed693f3739d12b7cc3f_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Tesla Winding Down Cybertruck Production After Years of Low Sales<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Tesla<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">So Long, Cybertruck!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-11-06T10:14:05-08:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202611\"><br \/>\n                November 6, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            10:14 AM PST<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-75a56d70072e171e01dba53c64b262fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261106_3541e3ce9b854ed693f3739d12b7cc3f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:378b343e-6c33-4361-bd01-46cd1da08cc5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/35\/4by3\/2026\/11\/06\/3541e3ce9b854ed693f3739d12b7cc3f_md.jpg\" alt=\"elon-musk-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ea1a458bcbe8a12858e3d0ee06ce323a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s the end of an era for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/elon-musk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Elon Musk<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; he says Tesla is going to be &#8220;winding down&#8221; production of its signature Cybertruck &#8230; and it sounds like the polarizing truck is going to be retired.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2b1e39f397f43a4d6619f4866d42734d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The billionaire announced late Thursday that Tesla will be scaling back on their electric trucks &#8220;to make room for increased Cybercab production.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8309a403679a7a2394f451be3c647875\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Elon said his Texas factory will start scaling back in the middle of next year to shift gears to the Cybercab, which is a 2-passenger robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator, or brake pedals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67ddc3dfe7c69b656b19e950729414c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This announcement comes after years of low Cybertruck sales &#8212; which may sound surprising because they seem to be everywhere. Guess it just feels like there&#8217;s a lot of them because they stick out like sore thumbs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d1938f76aa7dd02b6b3137acdf8b56b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261106_0cc5eaf8bd944bf9abba51d2093d6391\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:378b343e-6c33-4361-bd01-46cd1da08cc5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0c\/4by3\/2026\/11\/06\/0cc5eaf8bd944bf9abba51d2093d6391_md.jpg\" alt=\"cybertruck-elon-musk-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b5dc6228f667b0e3c0af3ac0a222143a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/tesla-wind-cybertruck-production-years-poor-sales-markets-rcna607817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBC News<\/strong><\/a>reports that, according to Kelley Blue Book, Tesla only sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in the U.S. last year &#8230; almost a 50% dip from the 38,965 they sold the year before that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-51fbc3b2783c54b1c367ae7b480b68dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Elon unveiled the prototype in 2019 &#8230; and Tesla started building them in Texas in 2023 &#8230; but now the dream is dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9c1ddcd0cb98ef20cf690c2a9b3f8a83\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pour one out for the Cybertruck &#8230; or thank your lucky stars you won&#8217;t have to see them as much.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/11\/06\/tesla-slowing-down-cybertruck-production\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:378b343e-6c33-4361-bd01-46cd1da08cc5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/11\/06\/tesla-slowing-down-cybertruck-production\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:378b343e-6c33-4361-bd01-46cd1da08cc5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/11\/04\/scott-galloway-calls-elon-musk-traitor\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:378b343e-6c33-4361-bd01-46cd1da08cc5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/32\/16by9\/2026\/11\/04\/3254db551d16467ca745c6ddb392e802_xs.png\" alt=\"110426 prim\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Scott Galloway Rips Elon Musk As &#8216;Traitor to the West,&#8217; 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