Tesla Cybertruck sales are flat

Tesla sold just 5,385 Cybertrucks in the third quarter, down 63 percent compared to the same period in 2024, when the automaker delivered more than 14,000 vehicles. The company has sold just over 16,000 Cybertrucks so far in 2025, a far cry from the 250,000 that Elon Musk once predicted it would sell annually. Tesla is now expected to deliver about 20,000 Cybertruck trucks this year, a sharp decline from An estimated 50,000 sold in 2024.

The third quarter was a huge hit for electric vehicle sales, with a total of 438,487 units sold. This represents an increase of 40.7 percent from the previous quarter and up 29.6 percent year over year. Shoppers rushed to snatch up available electric vehicles before the $7,500 tax credit expires on September 30. Sales are expected to decline significantly in the fourth quarter, which could make the Cybertruck’s situation even worse.

Other electric trucks haven’t fared as badly as the Cybertruck. Sales of the Rivian R1T were up 13 percent this quarter from last year, while sales of the Ford F-150 Lightning were up 39.7 percent, sales of GMC’s Hummer EV were up 21.9 percent and Sierra EV sales were up more than 771 percent.

Then came news that the families of two young men were killed in a cyber truck crash Tesla sued over faulty door handles They claim to have impeded the escape of their loved ones.

Things got so bad for the Cybertruck that Elon Musk resorted to selling it for himself. like Electric ReportsTesla delivered unsold Cybertrucks to Musk’s own companies, SpaceX and xAI. The trucks headed to SpaceX are intended to replace the company’s fleet of internal combustion engine vehicles, according to the website.