The automaker took to Twitter to make the announcement. "First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!" reads the tweet, which is accompanied by a photo that shows enthusiastic factory workers posing for the camera with the first production Cybertruck in their midst. Elon Musk retweeted Tesla's announcement on his profile, writing "Congrats Tesla Team!"
Congrats Tesla Team! https://t.co/FPUgBqBpdY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2023
The Cybertruck is a highly anticipated vehicle, and its success is expected due to the popularity of pickup trucks in America. Tesla estimates that they could sell between 250,000 and 500,000 Cybertrucks per year once production reaches full pace.
Speaking of deliveries, Elon Musk said in April that the Cybertruck handover event would take place toward "the end of the third quarter," which likely means September 2023. Assuming it's a production-spec model, the first Cybertruck made will probably be among the vehicles delivered to customers at the upcoming event.
The start of Cybertruck production is a very big deal in light of the record number of reservations the company has. As of November 2022, Tesla Cybertruck preorders were claimed to surpass 1.6 million, according to a crowdsourced reservation tracker. Obviously, that doesn't mean Tesla has 1.6 million sales in the bag, but still, demand is there for the Cybertruck – lots of it.
Source: InsideEVs
