Elon Musk says keeping Cybertruck would mean "can't use those people or factory space" for Cybercab
“If we have to maintain a complex production line, supply chain and allocate engineering for Cybertruck, we can't use those people or factory space and machinery for scaling Cybercab, which is the vehicle that will PROFOUNDLY transform the world of terrestrial transport!”
Reported November 9, 2026 by businessinsider.com. Checked word for word against that report.
Tesla plans to stop building the Cybertruck next year, and CEO Elon Musk said Monday that orders are much higher than the company can fill before production ends. Musk said Tesla would make as many as possible over about eight months and refund many deposits. He said the pickup is not losing money, but argued that keeping it in production would occupy workers, plant space and engineers needed to expand Cybercab robotaxi output, which he said matters more to Tesla’s future. Tesla announced the cancellation Friday; it has not disclosed pending order numbers and still appears to accept new ones online. The truck debuted in 2023, sold roughly 20,000 in the U.S. last year and 16,000 so far in 2026, and Tesla ended Model S and X production this year to free space for Optimus robots.
- businessinsider.com ↗︎09 NOV 2026