Musk Winds Down Cybertruck Production as Tesla Shifts Capacity to 2-Seat Cybercab
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Updated · The Guardian · Nov 11
Musk Winds Down Cybertruck Production as Tesla Shifts Capacity to 2-Seat Cybercab
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Nov 11
Summary
Cybertruck production is being wound down, Musk said Monday, framing the move as a capacity decision rather than a profitability problem.
Musk said the truck’s manufacturing complexity carries too high an opportunity cost compared with adding more Cybercab output, and argued that building a new high-volume factory is extremely difficult.
The Cybercab is Tesla’s two-passenger robotaxi, making the shift a clear reallocation of production focus toward autonomous-vehicle ambitions.
The pullback comes after the Cybertruck faced safety criticism over its sharp-edged design and restrictions in Europe, where it does not meet some standards.