# RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rip-cybertruck-you-were-unloved-unwanted-and-utterly-absurd/
- Published: 2026-11-06T14:20:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T15:56:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/rip-cybertruck-you-were-unloved-unwanted-and-utterly-absurd/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Tesla has not confirmed the Cybertruck is being discontinued.
- US sales fell 28 per cent in the first three quarters of this year.
- The pickup faced repeated recalls and reliability problems.

## Summary

Tesla appears to be winding down Cybertruck production, although the company has not confirmed that it will stop making the pickup altogether. The polarising vehicle attracted strong reactions from fans and critics, but struggled to turn early excitement into sustained sales.

Elon Musk once claimed more than a million reservations, yet fewer than 50,000 Cybertrucks had been sold by March last year. Kelley Blue Book data cited by EVWire put US sales at 11,586 in the first three quarters of this year, down 28 per cent year on year. The truck also faced repeated recalls over issues including its accelerator pedal, body trim, wheels and brake rotors.

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