Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Nov. 9 that Tesla would try to build as many Cybertrucks as possible before shutting down the line in about eight months. He also said the company would return deposits to many people who had reserved one.
Musk’s clearest production signal is a shift in priority toward additional Cybercab output.
Why Musk says Tesla is shifting production
Musk said Cybertruck orders were coming in faster than Tesla could produce the vehicles. He nevertheless argued that the value of making more Cybercabs outweighed the opportunity cost of the Cybertruck’s production complexity. That is the reason he gave for the planned line shutdown.
