"Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to make room at Tesla's Fremont factory for production of its Optimus humanoid robot. The Model S is Tesla's luxury sedan, first released in 2012, while the Model X was its SUV with gull-wing doors, introduced in 2015."
"Sales of both vehicles has been declining steadily, as the company shifted focus to its mass-market Model 3 and Model Y. In 2025, Tesla sold 50,850 "other models," a category that includes Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck. That represented a 40.2 percent decrease in sales, year over year. Musk has been attempting to transform Tesla from an automotive company to one that makes self-driving cars and humanoid robots."
Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026 to make room at the Fremont factory for Optimus humanoid robot production. The Model S launched in 2012 as a luxury sedan and the Model X launched in 2015 as an SUV with gull-wing doors. Sales of both vehicles have declined as the company focused on the mass-market Model 3 and Model Y. In 2025, Tesla sold 50,850 "other models," a category including Model S, Model X, and Cybertruck, a 40.2 percent year-over-year decrease. Tesla is attempting to transform from an automotive manufacturer into a maker of self-driving cars and humanoid robots, and the transition has been rocky, with a 61 percent decrease in profits in the fourth quarter.
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