{"id":439804,"date":"2026-01-29T01:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439804\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:20:11","slug":"the-tesla-model-s-and-x-are-dying-next-quarter-to-make-room-for-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439804\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tesla Model S And X Are Dying Next Quarter To Make Room For Robots"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the end of the road for two of Tesla’s longest-running electric vehicles. The Model S sedan<\/a> and Model X SUV will be discontinued next quarter, CEO Elon Musk said on the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tesla plans to convert the space at its Fremont, California, factory where the Model S and Model X are built into a facility to produce Optimus humanoid robots instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an honorable discharge, because we’re really moving into a future that is based on autonomy,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Musk said it was a “sad” moment, but said it’s part of the company’s transition into an autonomy and robotics firm. The production space where the Model S and X are currently produced will eventually churn out 1 million Optimus robots annually, Musk claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Model S was Tesla’s flagship sedan.<\/p>\n

Photo by: Tesla<\/p>\n

The Roadster sports car was Tesla’s first-ever vehicle, but the Model S was really the electric car that started the modern EV era. The luxury four-door launched in 2012 as Tesla’s first mass-produced vehicle after the Roadster, which was more of a limited-run proof of concept. It won numerous accolades<\/a> and helped put long-range electric cars on the map as desirable, real options.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tesla followed that up with the Model X, a three-row SUV with flashy gull-wing doors, in 2015.<\/p>\n

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The Tesla Model X launched in 2015 with gull-wing doors.<\/p>\n

Photo by: Tesla<\/p>\n

The move to discontinue both vehicles doesn’t come as a huge surprise, and not only because of the raft of model cancellations<\/a> we’re seeing across the EV landscape as the U.S. market hits a rough patch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pricey Model S and Model X have made up a dwindling portion of Tesla’s sales globally in recent years. Since the Cybertruck launched, they were lumped in with it in Tesla’s delivery announcements in a category labeled “Other models.”<\/a>\u00a0 They were already dead in a few markets.<\/p>\n

The mass-market Model 3 and Model Y are Tesla’s bread and butter, responsible for a combined 1.6 million deliveries in 2025<\/a>. Sales of “other models,” by comparison, only totaled 50,850.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tesla does plan to fill the gap with new vehicles, albeit some that have been promised for years. Tesla on Wednesday reaffirmed that the steering wheel-free Cybercab, Semi truck and Roadster supercar are all still on the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contact the author: Tim.Levin@InsideEVs.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Update 6:20 pm ET: This story originally stated that Tesla targeted Optimus production of 500,000 units per year in the former Model S\/X facility. That has been corrected to 1 million.<\/p>\n

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