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Elon Musk says Tesla plans to wind down production of the Cybertruck at its Texas Gigafactory in mid-2027 "to make room for increased Cybercab production" (Kana Inagaki/Financial Times)

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In short

Elon Musk confirmed that the Texas Gigafactory will phase out the Cybertruck to facilitate the expansion of other product lines. The strategic ramp-down will specifically make room for increased Cybercab production volumes at the facility. Manufacturing operations for the pickup truck are currently scheduled to wind down by mid-2027.

Key points

  • Production lines at the Texas Gigafactory will formally shift away from the Cybertruck mo…: Production lines at the Texas Gigafactory will formally shift away from the Cybertruck model.
  • Tesla plans to allocate the vacated Texas manufacturing floor space exclusively for the C…: Tesla plans to allocate the vacated Texas manufacturing floor space exclusively for the Cybercab.
  • The company will maintain current Cybertruck assembly until the scheduled transition in m…: The company will maintain current Cybertruck assembly until the scheduled transition in mid-2027.

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