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Musk says Tesla will keep building Cybertruck through summer 2027

CBS News reports Tesla is extending Cybertruck production to clear orders, after Musk had said it would end by mid-2027.

Published Nov 12, 2026 · 16:18 UTC1 reports

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will keep building the Cybertruck through the end of summer 2027 to clear its backlog.[CBS News]
The extension moves past the mid-2027 wind-down timeline Musk had given customers the previous week.[CBS News]
Musk also said Tesla will need to return some customer deposits because Cybertruck orders outpace production; how many customers are affected was not specified.[CBS News]
Musk acknowledged in a social media post that extending production is not the most profitable move for Tesla.[CBS News]

Tesla is extending Cybertruck production through the end of summer 2027 to clear its backlog, according to CEO Elon Musk.[CBS News]
Musk said last week that Tesla would wind down Cybertruck production by mid-2027.[CBS News]
Musk said Tesla will have to return some customer deposits because Cybertruck orders are running well above production.[CBS News]
In an X post, Musk said extending production is not the most profitable decision for Tesla, citing sentimentality.[CBS News]

The number of customers affected by deposit returns and the amounts involved were not specified in the reporting.[CBS News]
The reporting relies on Musk's social media statements, and no official Tesla document is cited in the source reporting.[CBS News]

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