Tesla ends Model S and Model X production at Fremont
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Updated · TechEBlog · May 10
Tesla ends Model S and Model X production at Fremont
10 articles · Updated · TechEBlog · May 10
At the northern California plant, Tesla built 250 final Model S sedans and 100 Model X SUVs, all Plaid Signature Editions, priced at $159,420 and reserved for invited loyal owners.
Buyers must keep the cars for at least a year or face a Tesla buyback option, and owners are due at a special delivery event on 12 May.
The move closes 14 years of Model S production and 11 years for Model X as Fremont is rebuilt to mass-produce Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot.
With its flagship cars gone, can Tesla's brand survive the shift from luxury icon to a mass-producer of robotaxis?
As Tesla exits, who will capture the high-end EV market that its pioneering Model S and X created?
Is Tesla's pivot from luxury cars to robots a visionary leap or a desperate retreat from the premium EV race?