IntelliTechs · Oct 23, 2026
If you were counting on a Cybertruck outside the US, especially in right-hand-drive markets, take it off the list. For US buyers nothing changes, but the news shows how a hard-to-adapt design can stay stuck in its home market.
According to Electrek, the email says that "after careful consideration, plans to produce Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand have been discontinued." It landed the day after Tesla…
There is no official reason, but both outlets point to the same cluster of causes. The first is technical: the Cybertruck is built only with the steering wheel on the left.
Tesla unveiled the truck in November 2019 with a starting price of $39,900. The production version, sold since 2023, costs more and has less range than promised, according to Electrek.
Electrek argues the Cybertruck is now a niche, mostly American product that Tesla is unlikely to invest in further.
Not directly. The truck stays on sale in the United States, and nothing in the reports suggests a recall or a change to US orders.
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