Tesla announced that it will stop manufacturing the Model S sedan and Model X by the end of June, a significant shift in strategy for Elon Musk’s EV company as it doubles down on autonomous driving tech and robotics.
The decision comes more than a decade after both vehicles helped establish Tesla as a dominant force in the EV market. Production of the two models will wind down during the second quarter of 2026, with manufacturing expected to completely stop by June 30.
“As we shift to an autonomous future, Model S & X production will wind down next quarter,” Tesla said via X post on Wednesday. “If you’d like to own one of them, now’s a good time to place your order. Tesla wouldn’t be what it is today without Model S & X and their (early) owners – thank you for your support over the last decade.”
Musk celebrated both cars’ iconic run on in a response post, saying: “The Tesla Model S and Model X are amazing vehicles. Get them while still available!”
The announcement follows Tesla’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report, which revealed a 3% decline in revenue to around $24.9 billion. The company is reportedly now redirecting resources from traditional car manufacturing toward what Musk describes as the future of transportation: fully autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
Musk said during the earnings call that Tesla plans to replace the Model S and Model X production line at its Fremont, California, facility with a new manufacturing line capable of producing up to one million Optimus humanoid robots annually, per Fox Business. “It’s time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an honorable discharge,” he added.
The Model S, first introduced in 2012, became Tesla’s breakthrough car and helped prove that electric vehicles could compete with luxury gasoline-powered sedans.
The Model X, launched in 2015 with its unique Falcon Wing doors, expanded Tesla’s lineup into the luxury SUV game. Both vehicles quickly became symbols of the electric vehicle revolution and attracted early Tesla lovers willing to bet on Musk and the Tesla team.
However, the two models have seemingly been eclipsed in recent years by Tesla’s more affordable, newer cars. As a result, Tesla has slashed prices on the Model S and Model X in recent quarters amid intensifying global competition in the electric vehicle market.
Now, the discontinuation of the two vehicles appears to align with Tesla’s broader pivot toward autonomous technology, a project that has been particularly visible in Texas.
The company has been rapidly expanding its Robotaxi service in Austin, where modified Model Ys equipped with Full Self-Driving technology have been operating across the city. Tesla first launched an early Robotaxi program in Austin and the San Francisco Bay Area in April 2025, initially limited to company employees for testing its autonomous vehicle network.
By December 2025, Tesla had advanced to testing fully driverless Model Y vehicles on Austin streets, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
In that last quarterly statement of 2025, Tesla reaffirmed its commitment to investing in “the infrastructure needed to support clean energy and transport and autonomous robots” in 2026, including ramping up six new production lines for vehicles, robots, and battery manufacturing.
For any buyers still interested in owning a piece of Tesla history, the window to order a Model S or Model X is closing. Once production ends at the end of June, both cars will join the ranks of other iconic discontinued Tesla models, such as the original Roadster.
