Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. No advance word was given about the cancellations, making it an abrupt ending for Tesla’s two original flagship EVs.

The company will stop making the pioneering EVs in the second quarter of 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday.

Tesla is planning to end production of its Model S luxury electric sedan and Model X luxury electric SUV in the spring,

The Austin push is planned for February, insiders told Business Insider. Tesla has been training Optimus in its Fremont factory for more than a year.

Tesla has faced challenges in the past. Its stock has dropped over 30% within less than 2 months on as many as eight separate occasions in recent years

Prior to being appointed Director of Vehicle Operations and Engineering at Fremont in 2023, Bate was Director of Manufacturing for both Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. ・Electrek noted that the departure is the latest of a streak of exits at the EV giant.

Tesla is expanding near its Fremont factory, signing one of Silicon Valley’s largest recent research-and-development leases.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious, but familiar, goal for his company's autonomous vehicle business. "We expect to have fully autonomous vehicles in probably, I don't know, somewhere between a quarter and half of the United States by the end of the year,