Tesla to keep producing Cybertrucks until the end of next summer

The Cybertruck saga continues. Days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company would wind down production of its electric pickup, he's backtracking that decision, but not by much. Last week, Musk said Tesla will stop producing Cybertrucks at Gigafactory Texas "around the middle of next year." Given that it's the only factory where Cybertrucks are manufactured, that meant the end of the road for the Cybertruck, with the company using the production capacity for its autonomous taxi car, the Cybercab. Musk quickly followed up by saying that the demand for Cybertruck is strong and that the order rate "far exceeds" the company's production rate. "We will try to make as many as possible before shutting down the line in about 8 months," he wrote on X. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Counting from the day he said it (early November 2026), that would mean ending production in early June 2027. Now, however, Musk says Tesla will extend that deadline by a couple of months. The best tech deal this week The Apple iPhone 18 Pro is free right now with T-Mobile Products available for purchase through affiliate links. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Mashable Light Speed This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. "In order to work through more of the Cybertruck order backlog, production will be extended through the end of summer 2027," he wrote on X. "This is not the smartest move from a profit-maximizing standpoint btw, but there must be some room in this world for sentimentality or what’s the point," he added. It's odd to call the move "working through the backlog," as Cybertruck can still be ordered on Tesla's U.S. website, though only in select configurations. Moreover, the company actually raised prices of the Cybertruck on the day Musk announced it would be winding down production.Still, this should mean that more people who have already ordered the Cybertruck will actually get their car. That's a good thing, right?Want more tech and digital culture news delivered to your inbox daily or sent straight to your device? Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts.