Elon Musk's Tesla halts production of Model X, Y
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Tesla is in the process of sunsetting two of its oldest cars, the Model X and Model S. Will the discontinuation lead to higher resale values?
The company will stop making the pioneering EVs in the second quarter of 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday.
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Tesla just debuted a major overhaul for the Model S and Model X interior featuring a Formula 1 inspired "Yoke" steering wheel. The Model S Plaid+ has 520 miles of range and will do 0-60mph in less than 2 seconds.
It's the end of the road for Tesla's long-running electric sedan and SUV.
Instead, the company focused on its best-selling SUV and sedan, the Model Y, and Model 3, while sales of the Model S and X dwindled. When reporting sales, Tesla lumps all of its premium models together in the "other models" category, and in the last quarter of 2025, it sold only 11,642 of these, a 51 percent year-over-year decrease.
Tesla's decision to kill the Model S and X signals the end of an era, and a clear pivot toward robotics, autonomy, and higher-margin future technologies.
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. No advance word was given about the cancellations, making it an abrupt ending for Tesla’s two original flagship EVs.