Unplugged Performance, a California Tesla aftermarket company, has publicly offered to take over Cybertruck production after Elon Musk said Tesla would wind down the line around mid-2027. The post is an unsolicited pitch, not an announced agreement, and it does not restore the Cybertruck in Australia.
On the morning of 11 November 2026, Australian time, the company’s official X account, @UnpluggedTesla, published “an open offer to Tesla.” Unplugged Performance is not Tesla. It is a Hawthorne, California, tuner and upfitter that sells aftermarket parts and converted Cybertrucks. Its post should be read as a lead, not as a Tesla announcement.
The company wrote that it “fully support[s] putting Cybercab first” and would be “glad to take the Cybertruck line off your hands.” It said a consortium of investors would fund the work, and that it would run production “at no cost to Tesla’s floor space, headcount, or focus,” with Cybercab also getting “first call on battery cells.” Tesla, it said, would receive “a license fee, plus FSD and Robotaxi network revenues on every vehicle built.” It asked: “Worth a conversation?”
The offer came four days after Musk posted, on 6 November, that “Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased Cybercab production.” That remains Tesla’s only stated plan for the Texas truck line. Musk’s post did not name a replacement factory, a final edition, or a buyer for the programme.
What Unplugged Performance has not provided is as important as what it has. The open offer does not name the investors, a funding amount, a factory, a start date, or a production volume. It also does not explain how a Cybertruck line could run at “no cost to Tesla’s floor space” when Tesla has only built the truck at Gigafactory Texas — the plant Musk says will be turned toward Cybercab. Those gaps are unresolved. This is a public proposal, not a signed deal.
The company also said it would build “a three-row CyberSUV, and an unmanned CyberCargo hauler.” Those are Unplugged Performance’s proposed models, not Tesla products Tesla has unveiled or priced. They should be treated as concepts in a pitch, not as confirmed vehicles.
Subsequent coverage, including Teslarati and EVXL, reported that Unplugged Performance followed up by inviting potential investors and partners to register interest by email, while stating that the outreach was only to gauge interest, was not an offer of securities, and that the company was not accepting funds at that stage. As of the evening of 11 November 2026, Australian time, no public reply from Tesla or Musk had been confirmed in official channels or in news coverage checked for this article.
What this means in Australia
It does not change Tesla’s decision for this market. On 23 October 2026, Tesla emailed Australian and New Zealand reservation holders to say “plans to produce Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand have been discontinued.” Deposits, typically $150, were to be refunded in full. Tesla never offered a production right-hand-drive Cybertruck, and it has not announced Australian availability or pricing because there is no local model to price.
Unplugged Performance’s post does not mention Australia, New Zealand, or right-hand drive. Even if Tesla later chose to discuss the idea, that would not, by itself, bring official Australian sales back. Any local availability or pricing would be unconfirmed unless Tesla said so.
For Australian readers, the facts that stand are still Tesla’s: the local reservations were cancelled in October, and the Texas production line is planned to wind down around mid-2027 for Cybercab. Unplugged Performance has asked for a conversation. Tesla has not, so far, said yes.
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Sources
- Unplugged Performance, 11 November 2026 AEDT: https://x.com/UnpluggedTesla/status/2120260506904846421
- Elon Musk, 6 November 2026: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2118591788701421573
- Teslarati, Joey Klender, 10 November 2026: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-upfitter-offers-keep-cybertruck-alive/
- EVXL, Haye Kesteloo, 10 November 2026: https://evxl.co/2026/11/10/unplugged-performance-offer-take-over-tesla-cybertruck-line/
- EV Select, Tesla Cybertruck production wind-down: https://evselect.com.au/articles/tesla-cybertruck-production-wind-down-2027-australia
- EV Select, Tesla cancels Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand: https://evselect.com.au/articles/tesla-cybertruck-cancelled-australia-new-zealand