Newshot Tesla Cybertruck production end delayed to late summer 2027, 马斯克 cites emotional factors
IT Home, November 12: Tesla has decided to keep the Cybertruck electric pickup in production for a while longer. After the original production-end plan was announced, strong consumer demand and the controversy the news stirred on social platform X have led Tesla to extend the model's production run.
Elon 马斯克 (Elon Musk) said the Cybertruck will remain in production until late summer 2027 so that more undelivered orders can be filled. Tesla had already planned to add a production shift, raised vehicle prices several times, and discontinued two trim levels, leaving only the more expensive Cyberbeast version.
Tesla had previously planned to dismantle the Cybertruck production line around June or July 2027. Delaying the end of production to late summer 2027 means the factory gets more time to build vehicles for customers who have already ordered.
Tesla had also announced plans to add a production shift for the Cybertruck to clear the order backlog. 马斯克 later explained that the move was not about maximizing profit but was driven more by emotional factors, and possibly also by a desire to meet the expectations of Tesla's fan base.
Earlier this week, 马斯克 warned that because orders exceed production capacity, Tesla would refund deposits to a large number of Cybertruck reservation holders. The decision to extend production does not, however, commit to delivering every order, nor does it specify which buyers may still miss out on a vehicle and ultimately have to accept a refund.
Before extending production, Tesla had already made a series of changes to its Cybertruck ordering policy.
On November 6, Tesla paused orders for the Dual Motor AWD version and raised prices on the other versions. The Premium AWD version rose from $84,990 (IT Home note: about 568,000 yuan at current exchange rates) to $92,490 (about 618,000 yuan), while the Cyberbeast version went from $99,990 (about 669,000 yuan) to $102,490 (about 685,000 yuan).
Then on November 10, Tesla closed orders for the Premium AWD version and raised the Cyberbeast price further to $109,990 (about 735,000 yuan). That leaves the Cyberbeast as the only trim still accepting new orders, with the price up $10,000 (about 66,858 yuan) in less than a week.
When Tesla first announced the end of Cybertruck production, it made clear it planned to use part of the Cybertruck production space at Giga Texas to expand capacity for the Cybercab robotaxi.
马斯克 later said the Cybertruck can actually still be profitable, but its manufacturing process is too complex and consumes a large amount of engineering resources and production space — exactly the resources Tesla wants to put into the Robotaxi project.
In addition, in October this year Tesla canceled Cybertruck reservations in the Australian and New Zealand markets and offered affected consumers full refunds.
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