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The Cybertruck Is Dead

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Oh, I. (2026, November 6). The Cybertruck Is Dead. Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/the-cybertruck-is-dead-tesla-elon-musk/

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Mother Jones · collected 2026-11-06 · by Inae Oh

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Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will cease production of the Cybertruck by mid-2027 at its Gigafactory Texas facility to make way for increased Cybercab production. This decision comes after years of poor sales and multiple recalls, coinciding with a week marked by the failure of his political investments in the recent midterm elections. The article highlights how the Cybertruck, launched in 2023, became emblematic of Musk's alignment with MAGA politics but was hindered by its controversial design and technical issues.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on X that the company will wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas around mid-2027. This decision comes after years of poor sales; Tesla sold only 20,237 Cybertrucks in the US last year, a 48% decline from 2024 and far below Musk’s previous prediction of selling 250,000 units annually. The production shift is to accommodate increased output for the newly launched Cybercab model, which Tesla sees as central to its robotaxi ambitions.

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Tesla Ends Cybertruck Production
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After years of lagging sales and multiple high-profile recalls, Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will start closing out production of the Cybertruck in 2027.
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Cybercab Cybertruck Democrats MAGA Tesla

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Musk PERSON · 4× MAGA PERSON · 3× Democrats NORP · 2× Tesla ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× Congress ORG · 1× Elon Musk PERSON · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

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The announcement marks the end of the road for a vehicle that became synonymous with the politics and aesthetics of MAGA: brutal, aggressive, and in-your-face. “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 posted on X.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
After years of lagging sales and multiple high-profile recalls, Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will start closing out production of the Cybertruck in 2027.
2026-11-06 · Mother Jones
The Cybertruck Is Dead · assertive framing
2026-11-06 · Mother Jones
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After years of lagging sales and multiple high-profile recalls, Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will start closing out production of the Cybertruck in 2027. asserted
Tesla → lag → 2027
The announcement marks the end of the road for a vehicle that became synonymous with the politics and aesthetics of MAGA: brutal, aggressive, and in-your-face. “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 posted on X. asserted
Musk → mark → X.
The announcement concludes a humiliating week for Musk, after spending $445 million backing Republicans ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections only for Democrats to seize control of Congress in dozens of history-making elections around the country. asserted
Democrats → conclude → country
The blue wave was especially felt in Texas, where, in recent years, Musk moved significant portions of his business in order to avoid regulation and oversight by Democrats in California. asserted
Musk → feel → California
It was during this relocation that the Cybertruck, which debuted in 2023, quickly became linked to Musk’s politics, and later, his singular role in destroying much of the federal government. asserted
which → debut → government
But the Cybertruck was plagued with serious problems that went well beyond its association with Musk’s MAGA embrace. asserted
that → plague → embrace
Its obnoxious, hulking steel design—which included bulletproof windows that many saw as emblematic of the right’s crime panic—was roundly mocked; multiple recalls were announced; and sales repeatedly struggled. asserted
sales → include → panic
Even in the end, the Cybertruck traces a familiar MAGA trajectory. asserted
Cybertruck → trace → trajectory
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