Tesla Cybertruck appears to be facing significant sales challenges. After initial hype faded, and over a million reservations turned out to be as real as unicorns, Tesla is now enabling leasing options and free upgrades to move its inventory of the futuristic pickup truck. The company’s recent silence on the Cybertruck, even omitting it from their earnings call, speaks volumes about the situation.

Tesla initially projected sales of 500,000 Cybertrucks annually and established production capacity at the Giga Texas for 250,000 units per year. After working through the initial reservation backlog with fewer than 40,000 deliveries, the automaker is now struggling to sell the remaining vehicles.

  • @[email protected]
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    26 months ago

    You act like you don’t understand police departments need grants to buy those things also.

    • Lord Wiggle
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      46 months ago

      You act like they won’t be replaced or disbanded by Musk if they won’t do what he wants. He has enough money to buy anyone and anything. And he shows he isn’t scared in doing so.

      • @[email protected]
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        16 months ago

        Replaced by who? And where is the profit in selling something to someone who has no money to buy?

        • Lord Wiggle
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          16 months ago

          Replaced by teenager Musketeers, like in his doge department.

        • @[email protected]
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          16 months ago

          I assure you that the police (and/or other enforcement positions) will be some of the last to “run out of money.”

          • SomeAmateur
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            16 months ago

            The reason why police have a ton of “militarized” equipment us because the military puts a lot of gear up for sale as surplus. Our county sheriffs picked up an old hummvee and MRAP for practically nothing.

            Cybertrucks aren’t mil surp. Maybe years from now but not anytime soon