'We will have an official ceremony to mark the ending of an era. I love those cars' Elon Musk mourns the officially retired Tesla Model S and Model X

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Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:58:53 +0000

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Tesla officially kills off the once-pioneering Model S and Model X, as it focusses its future on autonomy.

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a photo that dates back to 2012 and the original production launch of the Model S at its Fremont factory on X.

Elon Musk said that custom orders of the Tesla Model S and X have come to an end, claiming that a small amount of global inventory is left for the vehicles. He signed off with: We will have an official ceremony to mark the ending of an era. I love those cars. Musk announced that the company would stop producing both Model X and Model S during an earnings call at the beginning of the year, stating that the company was moving into a future that is based on autonomy . Article continues below You may like Tesla kills the Model S and Model X as EV pioneer pivots into robotics Tesla Model 3 code
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Model S & X have come to an end. All thats left are some in inventory.We will have an official ceremony to mark the ending of an era. I love those cars. This was me at production launch 14 years ago: pic.twitter.com/6kvCf9HTHc April 1, 2026 However, the decision was also based on dwindling sales
figures, as the two pioneering models one a performance-orientated electric sedan and another a wild take on the mid-size SUV had both experienced a
lack of customer interest after the Model 3 and Model Y were introduced.

In fact, Tesla stopped reporting Model S and Model X numbers around 2020 when the Model Y arrived, instead lumping them into an Other Models, which also included the slow-selling Cybertruck.

As an illustration of those sales figures, Tesla delivered 1.6 million Model
3 and Model Y cars worldwide last year, while the Other Models category,
which includes the Model S, Model X, Cybertruck, and Semi, totaled just
50,850 units, according to Inside EVs . Analysis: Is Tesla giving up on EVs? If you want to get hold of a Model S and Model X, you better get in quick, as Electrek reports that Tesla currently has approximately 295 new Model S units and 301 new Model X units left in global inventory nearly all of them in the United States. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me
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But perhaps more telling is the fact that Tesla doesnt appear to be replacing these once-pioneering models, instead opting to dedicate the freed-up factory floor space for the assembly of Optimus robots .

Elon Musk has been vocal about the fact that his company is moving more towards autonomy and providing autonomous services, such as Robotaxis and humanoid robots, rather than focussing its attention on electric vehicles.

Unfortunately, this apparent lack of interest could well filter down to the Model 3 and Model Y that, despite making a resurgence at the beginning of 2026, have both fallen short of anticipated sales figures this year. What to read next Elon Musk claims 'something way cooler than a minivan' is coming from Tesla Tesla will no longer sell customers Supervised full self-Driving
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If Tesla wants to keep up with the increasing amount of EV competition, it needs exciting new cars that feature the ground-breaking spirit of the now-defunct originals.

But despite Musk's promise of " something cooler than a minivan ", it is
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