Interest in the Cybertruck has collapsed just a year and a half after its debut, as Tesla owners have generally accelerated their transition to other brands of cars

The Cybertruck electric pickup truck has been hit by a slowdown faster than any other Tesla model. Barely a year and a half on the market, the Cybertruck is already being offered at a preferential credit rate. The company’s statistics show that just over 46,000 Cybertrucks have been sold in the U.S., and outside sources say that Tesla owners are abandoning their vehicles faster after Elon Musk’s political activity has increased.

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In essence, Tesla unwittingly revealed the number of Cybertruck pickups sold from November 2023 to February 27, 2025, when it announced a recall campaign the day before. Since the pickup has not yet begun to be supplied outside the United States in significant quantities through official channels, these 46,000 vehicles form a fairly reliable idea of ​​the model’s production volumes.

In the current quarter, Electrek estimates that the company will be able to ship between 7,000 and 8,000 pickups. Over the past two quarters, it managed to ship between 10,000 and 12,000 Cybertrucks per period, so we can expect some decline in sales. Even the presence of a $7,500 federal subsidy for the purchase of a Cybertruck in the U.S. does not help the situation much.

In addition, according to Edmunds, after Elon Musk came to the White House, the number of people wishing to get rid of Tesla electric cars in the United States has increased significantly. Car owners have begun to more actively hand over their cars of this brand under trade-in programs, expecting to exchange them for vehicles of other brands. Musk’s political activity is beginning to significantly harm Tesla’s business, since his person is strongly associated with the company’s products, but in part, consumers could simply be disappointed in the consumer qualities of electric cars. Moreover, competitors do not stand still and expand the range of their offers.