Analysis: Ford F-150 Lightning Outsold Tesla Cybertruck Before Cancellation, Raising Questions About Cybertruck's Future
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MBCook
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Summary
The article analyzes the sales performance of Tesla's Cybertruck versus Ford's F-150 Lightning, revealing that while the Ford electric truck outsold the Cybertruck in 2025, it was still canceled for insufficient sales. The piece criticizes Tesla for not transparently reporting Cybertruck sales data, instead bundling it into the 'Other Models' category, making it difficult to assess actual performance. The author suggests the Cybertruck program is struggling, with production reportedly running at only 10% of planned capacity, and questions whether it will face similar challenges as the F-150 Lightning.
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The Ford F150 Lightning outsold the Tesla Cybertruck in 2025 and was then canceled for not selling enough.
Tesla is actively trying to hide its Cybertruck sales performance. We have to do the math ourselves.
Unlike virtually every other automaker that reports sales by model and region, Tesla bundles its vehicles into two broad categories: 'Model 3/Y' and 'Other Models.'
The Tesla Cybertruck program is in shambles. The latest data indicate production is running at roughly 10% of its planned...
