Tesla tuner Unplugged offers to keep Cybertruck alive as Tesla winds down
Unplugged Performance is a Tesla customizer. It publicly offered to take over Cybertruck production. Sales had fallen to roughly 12% of target.
Unplugged Performance is the largest Tesla aftermarket tuner. It made a public offer to take over Cybertruck production as Tesla phases the line out around mid-2027.
Tesla planned to build 250,000 Cybertrucks yearly but sold only about 30,000 in a recent strong quarter, roughly 12% of target. Unplugged says it would run production at no cost to Tesla's factory space or staff.
It would let the Cybercab get priority on battery cells. Tesla would collect a license fee plus revenue from FSD and Robotaxi networks on each vehicle built.
Unplugged also proposed building two variants: a three-row CyberSUV and an unmanned CyberCargo hauler that Tesla has mentioned but never launched. The post drew 240,000 views within hours, with mostly Cybertruck owners and Tesla shareholders urging Elon Musk to accept.
- 12 percent
- Sales as percent of target
- 30,000 units
- Recent quarter sales
- 240,000
- Views on offer post
- mid-2027
- Production wind-down
Why it mattersIt tests whether a specialist maker could fill market gaps Tesla abandoned. It questions whether Musk will license a vehicle rather than shelve it entirely.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, though it shows how EV specialists globally are spotting gaps in major automakers' lineups as demand for new electric models grows.
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