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Friday, November 06, 2026

It looks like the end of the road for the Cybertruck.

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While Tesla doesn't break out individual Cybertruck sales figures, even the highest analyst estimates place the total number of deliveries at roughly 70,000 since its launch in 2023 -- significantly below the 250,000 that Musk once predicted would be sold annually.

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-- The Verge (@theverge.com) 8:51 AM · Nov 6, 2026

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Business students will be studying this epic failure for years.

#1 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-11-06 12:17 PM | Reply

It looked like Musk was trying to build a "stealth" vehicle to avoid radar traps.

It was an ugly embarrassment. Pffft

#2 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-11-06 01:04 PM | Reply

In terms of sales, Cybertruck's are worse than the Edsel's (www.jalopnik.com) - which now happily relinquishes its status as an automotive industry punchline to Elon's folly.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-11-06 02:51 PM | Reply

www.washingtonpost.com

The perfect pic of a CyberPinto.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-11-06 03:08 PM | Reply

Obligatory

pbs.twimg.com

#5 | Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 2026-11-07 01:34 AM | Reply

They're going to shut down production next year.

These things don't even have a trade-in value. No dealer wants one on their lot. Get real!

Maybe there's a museum somewhere for the ultimate in commercial flops and bad ideas?

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-11-07 04:44 AM | Reply

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