Elon Musk says Tesla will extend Cybertruck production through end of summer

The Cybertruck is getting a last-minute extension. Maybe call it Cyberluck?

On Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk posted on X saying the angular electric truck's manufacturing would be "extended through the end of summer 2027," as Tesla plant "through additional of the Cybertruck command backlog."

It comes five days following Musk stated the Cybertruck was getting chopped from the Tesla lineup about the center of 2027 to concentration additional gathering power toward Cybercab, its steering wheel-less robotaxi.

Musk stated that the Cybertruck was motionless profitable — but the business had to slay the truck since of manufacturing "complexity."

Wednesday's manufacturing update additionally comes following Musk stated that Tesla would have to "return deposits for a lot of people."

After the Cybertruck's 2019 unveiling, Tesla stated it received additional than 1 myriad reservations, costing $100 a pop. Musk stated at the period that he expected to market 150,000 to 250,000 units of the truck all year.

Instead, akin nearly all electric pickup that has hit the US market, the Cybertruck underperformed revenue expectations.

Per Cox Automotive data shared alongside Business Insider, Tesla sold fair 76,000 Cybertrucks complete the former three years. That includes the $131 myriad value of Cybertruck sales to another Musk company, SpaceX, in 2025.