Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots

On Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles.

End of an era: Tesla discontinues Model S and Model X

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.

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Instead of rolling out new car models, Musk is also betting that Tesla’s future is providing robotaxis as a service. It stands to reason why the company needs to find a new growth area. The US giant lost its crown as the world’s top-selling EV brand to China’s BYD in 2025,

Tesla’s replacing the Model S and X with something that doesn’t even have wheels

The Model S sedan and Model X SUV are heading for retirement as the company steers away from cars and toward humanoid robots instead. CEO Elon Musk made the announcement on an earnings call on Wednesday,