Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics

[ificandream]

Source: The Guardian

In the clearest sign yet that Tesla is pivoting away from its electric car business, CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday's investor call that the company would discontinue production of its Model X SUV and Model S full-size sedan.

"It's time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end," Musk said. "We expect to wind down S and X production next quarter."

The model S and X factory in Fremont, California would be converted to produce Tesla's upcoming Optimus robot, Musk said.

Tesla's most recent quarterly earnings report showed slumping vehicle sales and declining revenue as the Musk pins the company's futures on AI and robotics. The earnings report described Tesla's chaotic year as a "transition from a hardware-centric business to a physical AI company".

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/28/tesla-q4-earnings-estimates-elon-musk

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The Fremont factory is right down the road from me. Wow. Can't happen to a more deserving idiot.

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Tesla Model S



Tesla model X

[Bread and Circuses]

1. 🤣🤣🤣 People better dump their Teslas - parts will be hard to find and pricey !

[Exp]

2. So, the Model Y and CyberTrashCanOnWheels are STILL going to be made? er.. glued together?

[mdbl]

3. LOL, great name for that ugly so-called truck.

[aggiesal]

12. In case you haven't seen it. ...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xadOkYvR4aI

[Lonestarblue]

4. In other words, people are not buying them because Musk is a deranged Trump sycophant so just stop making them.

I’m all for electric cars, but I hope Tesla and everything Musk touches goes bankrupt.

[sakabatou]

5. How long until their robotics are shut down as well?

[erronis]

6. Guessing maintenance contracts will be terminated and on-board software disabled.

Wish I could find some "empathy" for those that bought into Musk's con job.

[Zorro]

7. My Model S is 11 years old

Best car I've ever owned. Over 100k miles with only ~7% battery degradation. Driven it cross-country over two dozen times now without any issues.

I suspect Musk sees the EVs China is producing and doesn't want to make the investment to compete with those manufacturers, especially since Trump is effectively ceding the EV market to the Chinese.

[aggiesal]

10. Currently those EV's from China, can't be sold here anyway. ...

They are built so cheap that they couldn't pass the NTSB's safety requirements.
Canada doesn't have as stringent safety requirements as we do in the U.S.

[jmowreader]

8. I suspect Muskbots aren't the real reason they're cancelling the S and X

More likely is that not enough of them are being sold to justify keeping the line open.

[aggiesal]

9. Their sales went down, when Mu$k turned out to be some South African Nazi. ...

Now, everyone should go watch the movie iRobot.

[Prairie Gates]

11. Tesla is "pivoting" away from the electric car business because the genius Musk alienated his main audience

The redneck dipshits don't want to buy electric cars, and now suburban and affluent urban people don't want to be seen in them.

Pivot?

Musk is an idiot.

[Buddyzbuddy]

13. What they need to do is discontinue Leon.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

14. I said from when Musk exposed his true colors anyone who buys one is a sucker!

I've seen many people buy them anyway. It's all fine while it's working but if one of the few parts goes you're left with a worthless hunk of junk.

[OnlinePoker]

15. So much for Musk's big pay package from a couple of months ago.

It was incumbent on Tesla reaching certain profit levels. That's unlikely to happen with them eliminating half their product line and venturing into a questionable field like humanoid robots.

[Gore1FL]

16. I wonder how many years their current inventories will last. nt