Tesla doesn’t break down its sales numbers by specific model, so figuring out how many Cybertrucks it’s sold is like trying to count black cats on Halloween night. But things get a lot sharper when the government comes knocking. A new recall for every Cybertruck built so far revealed that the automaker delivered 3,878 electric trucks since December of last year, through April 4.
This is a tiny amount compared to overall truck sales in the US market, but this figure appears better than direct competitors. Tesla has only been building the Cybertruck since November and has already delivered more trucks than Hummer EVs sold in the last year. GMC only sold 3,260 Hummer EVs in 2023, and Tesla is already surpassing it in 2024 despite the GMC’s 83,000% sales increase in the first quarter. GM sold just 1,688 units through the end of March, down from two in 2023.
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Despite its polarizing appearance, questionable quality, and many other problems, the Cybertruck is already threatening established models like the Rivian R1T, which sold 2,399 trucks in the first three months of this year. This number increases to 3,562 deliveries, to which are added the sales of December 2023. But it still lags behind Tesla.
The Cybertruck lags behind an electric truck in terms of sales: the Ford F-150 Lightning. The Blue Oval announced earlier this month that it sold 7,743 Lightnings in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 80.4 from 2023, and a number Tesla is unlikely to beat .
If Tesla maintains its current sales pace, it will deliver approximately 15,500 pickup trucks per year. However, this new recall could delay deliveries. The recall is due to the accelerator pedal, which could come loose and inadvertently hold the accelerator down, increasing the risk of an accident.
The recall affects all Cybertrucks built between November 13 and April 4. Oddly, the cause of the problem was soap, which the workers used to help install the pedal. This also made it prone to dislodgement. Tesla implemented a fix on trucks built after April 17 and will fix already-built trucks that have not yet been delivered.
Tesla doesn’t break down its sales numbers by specific model, so figuring out how many Cybertrucks it’s sold is like trying to count black cats on Halloween night. But things get a lot sharper when the government comes knocking. A new recall for every Cybertruck built so far revealed that the automaker delivered 3,878 electric trucks since December of last year, through April 4.
This is a tiny amount compared to overall truck sales in the US market, but this figure appears better than direct competitors. Tesla has only been building the Cybertruck since November and has already delivered more trucks than Hummer EVs sold in the last year. GMC only sold 3,260 Hummer EVs in 2023, and Tesla is already surpassing it in 2024 despite the GMC’s 83,000% sales increase in the first quarter. GM sold just 1,688 units through the end of March, down from two in 2023.
55 Pictures
Despite its polarizing appearance, questionable quality, and many other problems, the Cybertruck is already threatening established models like the Rivian R1T, which sold 2,399 trucks in the first three months of this year. This number increases to 3,562 deliveries, to which are added the sales of December 2023. But it still lags behind Tesla.
The Cybertruck lags behind an electric truck in terms of sales: the Ford F-150 Lightning. The Blue Oval announced earlier this month that it sold 7,743 Lightnings in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 80.4 from 2023, and a number Tesla is unlikely to beat .
If Tesla maintains its current sales pace, it will deliver approximately 15,500 pickup trucks per year. However, this new recall could delay deliveries. The recall is due to the accelerator pedal, which could come loose and inadvertently hold the accelerator down, increasing the risk of an accident.
The recall affects all Cybertrucks built between November 13 and April 4. Oddly, the cause of the problem was soap, which the workers used to help install the pedal. This also made it prone to dislodgement. Tesla implemented a fix on trucks built after April 17 and will fix already-built trucks that have not yet been delivered.