{
  "id": 18531938,
  "title": "RIP to the world’s ugliest car",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/rip-to-the-worlds-ugliest-car-18531938",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:31:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/11/06/rip-to-the-worlds-ugliest-car/5308198"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk has announced the end of Tesla's Cybertruck production at its Texas factory, with the stainless-steel vehicle facing a winding down of manufacturing around mid-2027. Despite years of delays, the Cybertruck, touted as a futuristic and apocalypse-proof car, is destined for production cessation after approximately four years. This puts the Cybertruck in league with other automotive failures such as the Edsel and the DeLorean. The first Cybertrucks rolled off Tesla's assembly line in mid-2023, heading to dealerships later that year. However, issues began surfacing shortly after, with recalls piling up within months. The vehicle has faced an astounding 11 recalls since its debut in late 2023, the most recent one in April 2026 regarding brake rotor defects. Musk had initially pinned significant hopes on the Cybertruck, describing it as \"a great product\" that would generate substantial cash flow for Tesla. He had aimed for the Cybertruck to reach a production rate of 250,000 vehicles per year by 2025, to meet over one million reservations. However, unsold Cybertrucks have been piling up across the US, despite Tesla's repeated price cuts. The exact number of reservations canceled or converted into sales remains undisclosed. Nonetheless, Tesla has struggled to move these vehicles, with estimates suggesting only around 70,000 Cybertrucks have been sold in the past three years, a poor showing for such a high-profile product. The Cybertruck's disastrous performance has been a total failure for Musk and Tesla, never selling well, never becoming a cult classic, and likely never being remembered fondly.",
  "summary": "Who'd'a thunk a giant steel box could make such a flop? Us, that's who - and probably you, too",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}