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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company will wind down production of Cybertrucks at its Texas facility amid poor sales.
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company → say → sales
Trillionaire Musk made the announcement in a post on X on Friday, saying the wind-down would enable the company to increase its production of the new Cybercab model, launched as part of a foray into the so-called robo-taxi industry.
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down → make → industry
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Who → agree → money
“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.
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Musk → wind → production
Announced in 2019, the Cybertruck’s stark design, featuring an angular stainless steel exterior, proved immediately polarising.
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design → announce → exterior
At an unveiling ceremony that year, Musk sought to prove its windows were shatterproof.
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windows → seek → ceremony
But the exhibition backfired, with metal balls launched at the car cracking two of the windows.
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balls → backfire → windows
The vehicle quickly became a symbol of opposition to Musk as he became increasingly involved in United States politics, including briefly leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel tasked by the administration of US President Donald Trump with cleaving federal government agencies.
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he → become → agencies
Musk most recently spent nearly half a billion dollars in the US midterm election campaign in support of Republican candidates, including more than $200 million in support of the failed Senate candidacy of Republican Ken Paxton in Texas.
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Musk → spend → Texas
Beyond Tesla, Musk’s SpaceX company is also based in Texas.
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company → base → Texas
But the spending did little to prevent a blue wave in US politics, which saw Democrats take commanding control of the US House of Representatives and Senate.
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Democrats → do → Representatives
The shift could spell investigations into Musk’s work with the federal government.
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shift → spell → government
Musk had initially predicted the Cybertrucks, which became available to consumers at the end of 2023, would sell at a rate of about 250,000 a year.
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which → predict → 250,000
The model fell far below that target.
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model → fall → target
In 2024, about 38,965 units were sold.
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units → sell → 2024
That figure declined by nearly half in 2025, with 20,237 sold.
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20,237 → decline → 2025
In his announcement on Friday, Musk did not say whether Cybertruck manufacturing would shift to another factory.
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manufacturing → say → factory
The plant in Texas is the only known production site.
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plant → know → Texas
In response to a user on X, Musk called the Cybertruck the “best vehicle Tesla has ever made”, hailing the “end of an era”.
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Tesla → call → era