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Musk says Tesla to wind down polarising Cybertruck production as sales lag

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Elon Musk announced that Tesla will reduce Cybertruck production at its Gigafactory in Texas due to poor sales, aiming instead to increase output for the newly launched Cybercab model. The article notes that despite initial predictions of selling 250,000 units annually, only 38,965 and then 20,237 were sold in 2024 and 2025 respectively. Musk’s decision comes amid his high-profile involvement in US politics and significant political spending through SpaceX.
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Tesla Winds Down Cybertruck Production
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Cybercab Cybertruck Cybertrucks Tesla Texas

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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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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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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company will wind down production of Cybertrucks at its Texas facility amid poor sales. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
Musk → wind → production
Announced in 2019, the Cybertruck’s stark design, featuring an angular stainless steel exterior, proved immediately polarising. asserted
design → announce → exterior
At an unveiling ceremony that year, Musk sought to prove its windows were shatterproof. asserted
windows → seek → ceremony
But the exhibition backfired, with metal balls launched at the car cracking two of the windows. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
Musk → spend → Texas
Beyond Tesla, Musk’s SpaceX company is also based in Texas. asserted
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. asserted
Democrats → do → Representatives
The shift could spell investigations into Musk’s work with the federal government. uncertain
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. asserted
which → predict → 250,000
The model fell far below that target. asserted
model → fall → target
In 2024, about 38,965 units were sold. asserted
units → sell → 2024
That figure declined by nearly half in 2025, with 20,237 sold. asserted
20,237 → decline → 2025
In his announcement on Friday, Musk did not say whether Cybertruck manufacturing would shift to another factory. asserted
manufacturing → say → factory
The plant in Texas is the only known production site. asserted
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”. asserted
Tesla → call → era
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