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Tesla Is Ending Production of Its Cybertruck and Refocusing on the Cybercab

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric car maker will halt production of its Cybertruck next year and prioritize self-driving taxis. Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck next year after years of poor sales for the electric truck. Covered by 18 outlets: 6 lean left, 7 are centre, 4 lean right, 1 are not rated.

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  1. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US
    Tesla Is Ending Production of Its Cybertruck and Refocusing on the Cybercab

    Production of the electric trucks will stop in the middle of 2027 to make room for increased production of its autonomous ride-share vehicle, Elon Musk said.

  2. DW News Center Factuality: Very high DE
    Tesla to 'wind down' production of flop Cybertruck

    Elon Musk's electric pickup for the future will start to be consigned to the past next year. The Cybertruck could only pass regulatory standards in more permissive markets.

  3. Quartz Leans left Factuality: High US
    10 car and racing stories tested against their headlines, from the Cybertruck to Monza

    Tesla ends Cybertruck production around mid-2027, and 9 other auto and racing stories get checked against what the facts support.

  4. Techspot Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production, but Elon Musk insists poor sales aren't the reason

    Musk's explanation is raising plenty of skepticism. The real reason is more likely that the truck just isn't selling anywhere near as well as Tesla or Musk expected.

  5. Washington Examiner Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production next year

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his electric vehicle company is pulling the plug on its fleet of Cybertruck vehicles in 2027 and pivoting to developing its fully autonomous robotaxi. “Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of...

  6. Mobilesyrup Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Tesla officially kills off the Cybertruck

    The day you all have been waiting for is finally here – The Tesla Cybertruck is officially dead! CEO (and mastermind of whatever that thing was) Elon Musk revealed the news on X, saying that “Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around...

  7. Global News Center Factuality: High CA
    Tesla is going to stop making Cybertrucks, Musk says

    In a statement posted on X, Musk said Cybertruck production would wind down around mid-2027 to make room for increased Cybercab production.

  8. The Hill Center Factuality: High US
    Tesla winding down Cybertruck production

    Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck next year after years of poor sales for the electric truck. In a post on the social platform X, the Tesla CEO said Cybertruck production will wind down at Gigafactory Texas in mid-2027 “to...

  9. The Daily Beast Left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Musk Kills Off Cybertruck After Embarrassing Sales Flop

    FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk has announced plans to wind down production of his Tesla Cybertruck at the company’s plant in Austin, Texas. The announcement, expected to take effect in the middle of next year, comes with his companies on track to lose...

  10. Gizmodo Leans left Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Elon Musk Has Found a Convenient Excuse to Kill the Cybertruck

    Tesla insists there's a good reason to pull the plug on its most notorious vehicle.

  11. WIRED Leans left Factuality: High US
    RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd

    The decision to halt production of Tesla’s polarizing polygonal pickup marks the end of an error.

  12. IGN Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Elon Musk Puts the Breaks on Cybertruck Production to Focus on Tesla's Cybercab, Disappointing Diehard Fans

    Elon Musk has confirmed plans to "wind down" production of the Cybertruck at Tesla's gigafactory.

  13. Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US
    ‘Texas turned blue and Tesla blew’: Merciless howls as Musk winds down flopping Cybertruck

    Elon Musk announced that Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, and critics hooted with derision. Reuters reported that the tech mogul's stated goal is to free up room to build more of the newly launched Cybercab, the...

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  14. South China Morning Post Leans right Factuality: High HK
    Tesla’s Musk pulls plug on Cybertruck for robotaxi push after years of poor sales

    Tesla would wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival to legacy pickup trucks that ultimately only sold in just a handful of...

  15. CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Musk says Tesla will end Cybertruck production next year

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric car maker will halt production of its Cybertruck next year and prioritize self-driving taxis.

  16. Quartz Leans left Factuality: High US
    Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production to make room for more Cybercabs

    CEO Elon Musk said the truck sold 70,000 units over three years and is set to wind down with a net project loss of $1.9 billion

  17. Techradar No political lean US
    Elon Musk says Tesla is 'winding down' production of its Cybertruck

    Tesla says it is winding down production of Cybertruck to free up space for Robotaxis — but is this the beginning of the end for its EVs?

  18. CNBC Center Factuality: High US
    Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year to ramp Cybercab, Musk says

    The Cybertruck and its polarizing design gained a niche following, but it did not achieve mass-market sales and Tesla has issued several voluntary recalls.

  19. Digitaltrends Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Tesla is pulling the plug on the Cybertruck to make room for robotaxis

    Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck around mid-2027 to build more Cybercabs.

  20. Zero Hedge Right Factuality: Low US
    Tesla To "Wind Down" Cybertruck Production At Gigafactory Texas

    Tesla To "Wind Down" Cybertruck Production At Gigafactory Texas " Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production ," Elon Musk revealed on X early Friday morning. Tesla...

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  21. Drudge Report Feed Leans right US
    RIP CYBERTRUCK: TESLA to wind down production after years of poor sales...

    RIP CYBERTRUCK: TESLA to wind down production after years of poor sales... (First column, 12th story, link )

  22. Engadget Center Factuality: High US
    Tesla is 'winding down' Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory

    Tesla Cybertruck production will wind down in the middle of 2027 to make room for the Cybercab robotaxi.

  23. The Verge Leans left Factuality: High US
    Tesla is ‘winding down’ production of the Cybertruck next year

    Tesla is getting the Cybertruck ready for retirement in an effort to ramp up its robotaxi output. In an X post on Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company will be "winding down" Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory sometime around the middle of next year,...

  24. Business Insider Center Factuality: High US
    RIP the Cybertruck: Elon Musk says Tesla will wind down production of its most polarizing EV

    Cybertruck sales had collapsed, and the science fiction-inspired pickup became a target of vandalism and ridicule.

  25. Reuters Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production at Texas factory, Musk says - Reuters

    Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production at Texas factory, Musk says Reuters

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