8,295 Units: Tesla Halts Cybertruck Program for Australia and New Zealand

As demand for the electric pickup softens in North America, the company has ended plans to sell the vehicle in the Australia and New Zealand markets.

Emails were sent to reservation holders on October 23, 2026, informing them that the order is void. The company stated in the correspondence that plans to produce the vehicle for those regions have been discontinued. Any payments made toward the reservation will be refunded within 30 days. To encourage a new purchase, the automaker is offering a one-year subscription to FSD (Supervised) to those who order a Model 3 or Model Y instead.

The timeline for this cancellation stretches back years. Consumers in Australia began paying a deposit of A$150 to reserve the truck starting in November 2019. In May 2022, the company quietly replaced the reservation page with a button for updates, though it did not refund deposits at that time. Following a promotional tour of a display unit in 2024, Elon Musk told shareholders that certification for other markets might occur the following year. That timeline passed without a right-hand-drive version being produced.

The regional market represented a significant opportunity on paper. A survey conducted in 2020 indicated that Australia accounted for approximately 3% of all reservations, ranking third globally behind the United States and Canada. By 2023, crowdsourced tracking suggested total reservations for the truck had reached around 2 million units.

The decision stems from the vehicle's configuration and current sales performance. The truck is manufactured only in left-hand-drive, whereas Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Japan require right-hand-drive. Additionally, Australia requires certification under its own design rules. International launches have been limited to left-hand-drive markets, including South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and Israel, while the European Union remains blocked due to pedestrian safety concerns.

Financial figures suggest the program cannot justify the investment required for re-engineering. The company delivered 8,295 units in the 'Other Models' category during Q3 2026. Because production of the Model S and Model X has ended, this category consists almost entirely of the Cybertruck. Sales are estimated at 7,000 to 8,000 units for the quarter, representing a pace of roughly 30,000 units per year.

This rate falls far short of the production line's capacity, which was built for 250,000 units annually. The company has not commented on whether it will pursue right-hand-drive production for other regions.