Elon Musk is making headlines again, but not for the reasons you’d expect. With Tesla Cybertruck sales crashing—down 63% to just 5,385 units in Q3 2025—he’s reportedly offloading hundreds, possibly thousands, of these futuristic beasts to his other ventures, SpaceX and xAI. Truckloads have already been spotted at xAI offices, with more heading to SpaceX.
This comes after Tesla’s 2025 sales hit a measly 16,000, nowhere near Musk’s ambitious 250,000 annual target.
“It’s a way to prop up numbers before the $7,500 EV tax credit expired on September 30,” suggests Electrek writer Fred Lambert.
Public reaction has been mixed, with some on social media calling it a ‘genius loophole’ while others slam it as a desperate PR stunt to mask Tesla’s struggles.
Could this be a sign of bigger cracks in Tesla’s armor, or is Musk just playing 4D chess with his empire? If his companies keep absorbing unsold inventory, what does this mean for the future of electric vehicle innovation? Let’s talk about it.