Tesla Cybertruck, production continues until summer 2027

Tesla changes the Cybertruck schedule once again. Elon Musk has indicated that production of the pickup will continue until the end of summer 2027, after suggesting in recent days a gradual downsizing of the line at the Gigafactory in Texas and a shutdown within around eight months.

The new deadline pushes away the prospect of an imminent end for the model. However, one decisive issue remains unresolved: the company has not specified whether this extension will be enough to clear all the orders still in the queue, nor whether it will have repercussions on the timing of the Cybercab, the self-driving taxi Tesla is working on.

Orders and figures

The change in direction comes as the Cybertruck remains below expectations. Musk had indicated a potential of 250.000 units a year at full capacity, but the estimates cited by FormulaPassion say that since launch around 63.000 cars have been delivered, 8.295 of them in the last financial quarter.

Continuing production was not presented as a choice driven by maximum economic return. Musk clarified that the pickup's symbolic value and the community built around the model also weigh in, against development costs estimated at almost 6 billion dollars.

Tesla's strategy

The extension keeps the Cybertruck in the US line-up while Tesla looks beyond. In addition to the Cybercab, the American brand continues to focus on the new Roadster too, whose prototype was shown with an acrobatic demonstration, although it is not clear how close it is to the final production version.

Musk has set the target of putting it on the road within two years, but there are no definitive confirmations on the schedule. For the Cybertruck, however, the new timeline is now set: production will not stop before summer 2027.