Tesla Adds Cybertruck Shift to Clear Backlog Before 2027 Cybercab Line Conversion
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Updated · Reuters · Nov 7
Tesla Adds Cybertruck Shift to Clear Backlog Before 2027 Cybercab Line Conversion
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Nov 7
Summary
Tesla will add an extra Cybertruck production shift after Elon Musk said outstanding orders exceed what the company can build before dismantling the line around June or July next year.
That move is meant to clear the backlog before Tesla converts the line for Cybercab expansion, a robotaxi program Musk has made central to the company's AI and robotics strategy.
The shift follows Musk's comment a day earlier that Tesla would wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory and redirect resources toward the two-seat Cybercab.
Cybertruck demand and execution have been uneven: U.S. sales fell to about 20,000 last year from nearly 39,000 in 2024, far below Musk's earlier 250,000-a-year target.