AutomotiveNov 12, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC·2 min read

Tesla Cybertruck production extended to late summer 2027

Five days after announcing the Cybertruck's end, Elon Musk says production will run through summer 2027. Even Tesla's own fans are asking what comes next.

A silver Tesla Cybertruck parked in front of a factory building with the Texas sun low in the sky. — Image: Electrek

Tesla's Cybertruck got a stay of execution. Elon Musk now says the company will keep building it "through the end of summer 2027" to "work through more of the Cybertruck order backlog", just five days after Tesla said it was killing the truck.

The timeline has shifted quickly. On November 6, Musk said Cybertruck production at Giga Texas would wind down "around the middle of next year" to make room for the Cybercab. On November 9 he said the line would close "in about 8 months" and that Tesla would "have to return deposits for a lot of people." The new date adds roughly two to three months.

Is there really a Cybertruck backlog?

Sort of, but Tesla helped create it. Before the announcement, the truck was selling at about 30,000 a year, roughly 10% of the 250,000 Tesla had planned for, on a line with capacity for over 125,000. Telling people the truck is going away tends to trigger a last-call rush.

Tesla also raised Cybertruck prices by up to 10% the same day and paused orders for the base Dual Motor. The cheapest one you can order is now $92,490, up from $69,990 in early August. Some buyers in the backlog are still waiting on the $59,990 truck Tesla sold for "10 days only" in February. One asked Musk whether Premium and Cyberbeast orders would be prioritized over theirs. He didn't answer.

Tesla's fans are asking what's next

The sharpest replies weren't about the truck. FSD tester Chuck Cook asked Musk to "change your mind," adding: "Cybercab won't haul my bees." Longtime supporter Phil Trubey asked for a vehicle roadmap beyond summer 2027: "Will Tesla make any other vehicle?"

Tesla hasn't announced a new consumer vehicle. It began 2026 with five programs: Model S, Model X, Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck. S and X ended in the spring, citing "autonomy." By fall 2027 the lineup would be the Model 3 and Model Y, which launched in 2017 and 2020. In China, domestic retail sales fell 66% in October to their lowest level in over four years.

Tuner Unplugged Performance even offered to take over the Cybertruck line and pay a license fee. A few more months of production doesn't answer the bigger question of what Tesla plans to sell to people after that.

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