Tesla Cybertruck Discontinued: End Date, Deposit Refunds, Prices and Can You Still Buy One?

Seven years after a steel ball cracked its "armor glass" on stage, the Tesla Cybertruck is headed for the exit. On November 6, 2026, Elon Musk said Tesla will be winding down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027, so the factory space can build more Cybercab robotaxis. Three days later he added a twist: Tesla has more Cybertruck orders than it can build before the line closes, and it "will have to return deposits for a lot of people."

That leaves a lot of practical questions for anyone who has a reservation, an order in progress, a truck in the driveway, or just a passing interest in the strangest-looking vehicle Tesla ever sold. When exactly does production stop? Who gets a refund? What does a Cybertruck cost right now, and can you still order one? And what happens to the tens of thousands already on the road?

Here is what Tesla and Musk have actually said, what the price sheet looks like this week, how the truck got here, and what is still unknown as of November 9, 2026.

Is the Tesla Cybertruck discontinued?

Yes, in effect. The Cybertruck is only built at Gigafactory Texas, outside Austin, and Musk has said that line will shut down around June or July 2027. Tesla has not announced plans to build it anywhere else. Wikipedia’s summary of the news notes that CNN reported the company appeared to intend to discontinue the truck entirely rather than move production. Musk himself called it the end of a unique product, writing that "There will never be another vehicle like it."

Until then, the truck is still in production and Tesla’s website is still taking orders for some versions. So the honest short answer is: the Cybertruck is discontinued as of mid-2027, it is not discontinued today, and the window to get a new one is closing faster than the calendar suggests, because Musk says the order backlog is already larger than what the factory can build.

When does Cybertruck production end?

Musk has given three slightly different versions of the same timeline in four days, all on X.

On Friday, November 6, he said production would be winding down around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production. On Saturday, November 7, he said the Cybertruck order backlog was "far more than Tesla can make before dismantling the line for Cybercab expansion around June/July next year," according to Reuters, and that Tesla would add an extra production shift to complete more of those orders. On Monday, November 9, he said Tesla would "try to make as many as possible before shutting down the line in about 8 months."

Eight months from early November lands in early July 2027, which matches the June or July window. Treat it as an estimate, not a date on a contract. Tesla has not published a last-build date, and timelines at Tesla have a long history of moving.

Why Tesla is ending the Cybertruck

Tesla’s official reason is factory space. The Cybertruck shares Gigafactory Texas with the Model Y and the two-seat Tesla Cybercab, and Musk wants that floor space for more Cybercabs. In his November 9 post he pushed back on reports that the truck lost money: "This is not a case of Cybertruck being unprofitable, as has been misreported by legacy media, but rather that the opportunity cost of the complexity of Cybertruck is vastly outweighed by the value of incremental Cybercab production."

The sales numbers tell the other half of the story. When deliveries began in late 2023, Musk predicted Tesla would eventually sell around 250,000 Cybertrucks a year, and he had claimed about a million reservations. Tesla does not report Cybertruck sales separately, but Cox Automotive estimated U.S. sales at 38,965 in 2024 and 20,237 in 2025, a 48 percent drop, according to CNBC. TechCrunch puts total sales since launch at about 71,000, citing industry estimates. A notable buyer was another Musk company: SpaceX spent $131 million on Cybertrucks in 2025, according to its own financial filing.

It also fits a pattern. Earlier in 2026, Tesla ended the Model S and Model X, raised their prices on the way out, closed orders on March 31, and converted their Fremont lines to build Optimus humanoid robots. The Cybertruck is now the third vehicle Tesla has retired to make room for its autonomy and robotics bets. The robotaxi side is moving: Tesla has run Cybercabs on public roads in Austin for about two months and has said Dallas is next, alongside the Model Y robotaxis shown on Tesla’s robotaxi map.

Cybertruck deposit refunds: what we know

The refund news comes from a single sentence, and that is about all there is so far. Musk said the Cybertruck "order rate far exceeds our production rate" and that Tesla "will have to return deposits for a lot of people." He did not say how many orders are affected, how Tesla will decide who gets a truck and who gets a refund, or when refunds will be paid.

A few things are worth knowing if you are in the queue. The original 2019 reservations took a refundable $100 deposit, and Tesla raised the deposit to $250 after the 2023 delivery event. Tesla later shut down the open reservation system in August 2024 once trucks were readily available, so newer buyers placed regular orders through the website. A reservation and a signed order are different agreements with different refund terms, so check which one you have in your Tesla account before assuming anything.

Do not assume your order has been cancelled or that a refund is already coming. As of November 9, Tesla had not published a refund plan. If you want the truck, the useful moves are to watch your Tesla account for a delivery estimate, respond quickly if a vehicle is offered, and keep records of what you paid and when.

Cybertruck prices in November 2026

The truck got more expensive in the same week its end date was announced. On or around November 5, Tesla raised U.S. prices again and stopped taking new orders for the cheapest version, according to Not a Tesla App, which tracked the configurator through 2026.

Trim	Early 2026	August 2026	November 2026
Dual Motor AWD	$59,990	$74,990	$82,490, new orders paused
Premium AWD	$79,990	$84,990	$92,490
Cyberbeast	$99,990	$99,990	$102,490

That makes the Cyberbeast Tesla’s first pickup listed above $100,000, and puts the Premium AWD about $12,500 higher than it was in January. The Dual Motor AWD launched in February at $59,990 as a stripped work truck that kept 325 miles of range, the bed outlets and the powered tonneau cover but dropped air suspension and some interior features. That price lasted less than 10 days before Tesla raised it to $69,990 on March 1. Prices exclude taxes, destination and fees, and they can change without notice, so check Tesla’s design page before you order.

Can you still buy a Cybertruck?

New, yes, for now. As of this week the Premium AWD and the Cyberbeast can still be ordered on Tesla’s U.S. site, while the Dual Motor AWD is shown but grayed out. Given Musk’s own warning that the backlog already exceeds remaining production, a new order placed today is a bet that Tesla will reach you before the line comes down. New dual-motor orders were already being quoted delivery dates in 2027 as early as February.

Used trucks and Tesla’s own inventory are the other routes, and the most predictable ones, because the truck already exists. The Cybertruck is sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Australia and New Zealand will not get it: Tesla cancelled those plans in October 2026, seven years after it started taking reservations there.

Whether a discontinued model holds its value is anyone’s guess. TechCrunch notes that sales could see a final bump now that the truck is going out of production, but that even a scarcity boost is unlikely to come close to the old projections. Buy it because you want the truck, not as an investment.

What happens to Cybertruck owners now?

Ending production does not end a warranty. Tesla’s Cybertruck New Vehicle Limited Warranty covers the basic vehicle for 4 years or 50,000 miles and the battery and drive unit for 8 years or 150,000 miles, with at least 70 percent battery capacity retention over that period, whichever comes first. Those are contract terms tied to each truck, not to whether the factory is still building them.

Parts and service are the bigger long-term question for any low-volume vehicle, and this one is unusually specific: flat stainless steel panels, a steer-by-wire system, rear-wheel steering and a 48-volt electrical system that few other vehicles on the road share. Tesla has not said anything about parts supply after mid-2027. Musk’s line that "the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time" suggests support will continue, but it is not a written commitment.

Owners should also keep an eye on recalls, which will continue to be handled by Tesla after production stops. The truck has had many. CNBC counts 11 voluntary recalls for the 2024 model year alone. The two best known: in April 2024 Tesla recalled all 3,878 trucks built to that point because the accelerator pedal pad could come loose and get trapped, and in March 2025 it recalled 46,096 trucks because a stainless steel exterior panel called the cant rail could separate from the vehicle while driving.

There is a precedent for a stainless steel car outliving its factory. The DeLorean, the other famous unpainted stainless steel vehicle, was built only from early 1981 to late December 1982, about 9,000 in total, before its maker went bankrupt. Thanks in part to Back to the Future, an estimated 6,500 were still on the road in 2015, kept running by a dedicated owner and parts community. Tesla has already sold roughly eight times as many Cybertrucks as DeLorean ever built.

From armor glass to last call: a Cybertruck timeline

The Cybertruck was unveiled on November 21, 2019, at the Tesla Design Studio next to SpaceX’s headquarters in Los Angeles, the same month, year and city in which the film Blade Runner is set. Tesla said the windows were virtually unbreakable; both cracked when chief designer Franz von Holzhausen threw a metal ball at them. Tesla took 250,000 preorders in the first five days anyway.

The promises that night were a starting price of $39,900 and versions with up to 500 miles of range, with production in late 2021. The truck arrived two years late. At the November 30, 2023 delivery event at Gigafactory Texas, the prices were $60,990 for a single-motor version that never shipped at that price, $79,990 for the dual motor and $99,990 for the Cyberbeast, with up to 340 miles of estimated range.

What Tesla said	2019 reveal	2023 launch	Late 2026
Starting price	$39,900	$60,990 announced (single motor)	$92,490 cheapest orderable trim
Top range	Up to 500 miles	Up to 340 miles estimated	325 miles (Premium), 320 miles (Cyberbeast)
Range extender	Not announced	Bed-mounted battery, $2,000 deposit	Cancelled in 2025, deposits refunded
Sales	250,000 preorders in five days	Goal of about 250,000 a year	About 71,000 sold in total, estimated

The planned range extender, a battery pack that would sit in a third of the bed and add 120 to 130 miles, quietly disappeared from Tesla’s website by April 2025, and buyers were told in May that their deposits would be refunded. A cheaper Long Range rear-wheel-drive model came and went in 2025. And on November 6, 2026, the end date arrived in a social media post.

What went wrong, and what went right

Price and range were the obvious misses. A truck pitched at under $40,000 with 500 miles of range showed up costing around $60,000 to $100,000 with about two-thirds of that range, and it kept getting pricier. Reviewers also flagged build quality, and owners learned that unpainted stainless steel needs care: it can pick up surface contamination and rust spots, and it needs special care, such as drying it after rain and not washing it in direct sunlight.

The design itself split buyers from day one, and politics made it harder. After Musk became a major backer of Donald Trump in 2024 and then led the Department of Government Efficiency in 2025, the instantly recognizable truck became a target for protesters, and some owners described being sworn at or worse.

Buy it because you want the truck, not as an investment.

It was not all failure. Car and Driver gave it 8.5 out of 10 in 2024, praising it as a capable workhorse behind the party tricks, and MotorTrend shortlisted it for 2025 Truck of the Year for its steer-by-wire system and other tech. For a while in 2024 it was the best-selling electric pickup in the United States. Its 48-volt electrical system and steer-by-wire steering were genuinely new for a production pickup, and Tesla’s newer projects, from the Tesla Roadster reveal to the robotaxi fleet, lean just as hard on unusual engineering.

What to watch next

Three things will decide how this ends for buyers. First, whether Tesla publishes a clear rule for which orders get built and which get refunds, and when. Second, whether the extra shift and the scarcity bump push 2027 production high enough to clear more of the backlog. Third, whether the Cybercab ramp at Giga Texas goes as planned. If it slips, the Cybertruck line could run longer, and if it speeds up, the line could come down sooner.

For a sense of where Tesla thinks the future is going, read up on autonomous vehicle crash rates and the state of the Cybercab. For everyone holding a Cybertruck order, the next eight months matter more than anything Tesla has said so far.

Cybertruck discontinued FAQ

When will the last Cybertruck be built?

Tesla has not given an exact date. Musk has said the Gigafactory Texas line will be dismantled around June or July 2027, and on November 9, 2026 he said it would shut down in about eight months.

Will Tesla refund my Cybertruck deposit?

Musk said Tesla will have to return deposits for a lot of people because orders exceed what it can build. Tesla has not said who will be refunded or when, so check your Tesla account and keep your payment records.

How much is a Cybertruck now?

In November 2026 Tesla lists the Premium AWD at $92,490 and the Cyberbeast at $102,490 in the U.S. The Dual Motor AWD shows $82,490 but is closed to new orders.

Will my Cybertruck still be covered by warranty?

Yes. The Cybertruck warranty runs 4 years or 50,000 miles for the basic vehicle and 8 years or 150,000 miles for the battery and drive unit, whichever comes first, regardless of when production ends.

Why is Tesla discontinuing the Cybertruck?

Musk says the factory space is worth more building Cybercab robotaxis. Sales also fell far short of his early forecast of about 250,000 trucks a year.

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