9 Comments Tesla is throttling down Cybertruck production as it shifts workers to Model Y production because inventory of the electric pickup truck is piling up. The automaker had planned a production capacity of 250,000 Cybertrucks per year at Gigafactory Texas, and CEO Elon Musk said he could see this being ramped up to 500,000 per year. However, things are not going in that direction. After having sold roughly 40,000 Cybertrucks in its first year of production (2024), Tesla is already throttling down Cybertruck production, according to documents obtained by Business Insider. The report states that Tesla asked employees working on Cybertruck production to switch to Model Y production for “business needs”: “As we continue to assess schedules to meet business needs, we’ll be making a change to Model Y and Cyber schedules and we want to ensure that your preferences are considered.” The moves come as Tesla is facing mounting Cybertruck inventory and has started to directly discount them by $1,600 and even add “free supercharging for life” on some inventory: