Tesla, Optimus and Model X
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The company will stop making the pioneering EVs in the second quarter of 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday.
Tesla Model S and X face production end in 2026, but rarity, performance, and historical significance could boost collector value over time.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who turned an upstart electric vehicle maker into an industry-changing powerhouse, is pulling the plug on the two models that helped get him there, as he struggles with another quarter of declining profits and car sales.
The decision ends a major chapter in Tesla's history. The Model S, introduced in 2012, and the Model X, launched in 2015, helped define the premium
Tesla's ending Model S and X production at its Fremont plant to build a million Optimus robots annually amid plunging profits and sales.
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Tesla has resumed US production of Model Y batteries with its in-house 4680 cells—more than two years after the company halted production of the Model Y with