Tesla Kills Model S And Model X In What Elon Musk Calls ‘An Honorable Discharge’ So The Factory Can Make Optimus Robots
everything is going great Tesla’s. Wait, sorry, no. Things are getting worse at Tesla. The automaker kept its promise quarterly earnings call It announced Thursday that fourth-quarter profits fell 61% from a year earlier, and annual profits in 2025 are down 46%. Beyond reporting its lowest profit in years, Tesla’s revenue from car sales fell 11% from the previous year, marking the second consecutive year that sales have fallen.
It gets worse. As reported by TechCrunchCEO Elon Musk said during the meeting that Tesla has discontinued the Model S sedan and Model X SUV models. This isn’t exactly a surprise, as the two EVs are Tesla’s oldest models; The Model S was released in 2012, and the Model X was released three years later. It’s been years since either of them were strong sellers; Although Tesla no longer stopped sales, it delivered 50,850 units in 2025. Cybertruck, Model S and Model X together (a 40.2% drop from 2024), with the latter two likely accounting for 30,000 of them. Honestly, this should have happened a long time ago and ideally be followed by next-gen versions of both, but that was never going to happen. Instead, Tesla has given both models a few nasty facelifts over the past few years; the most recent of which arrived just a few months ago.
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“It’s time to basically end the Model S and “So if you’re interested in purchasing a Model S and X, now is the time to order.” The final units of both cars will be produced in the next quarter. Musk said it was “kind of sad” that they were discontinued. Boooooo. He added that Tesla will support Model S and Model X owners “as long as people own the vehicles” (whatever that means).
The factory, which will be located on Tesla’s assembly lines in Fremont, California, is allegedly Optimus robot. Like threshold Musk claimed that the “mass production” version of Optimus will be shown later this quarter, and the first one will be produced before the end of the year. We’ve heard how these words usually turn out. Musk previously said that Tesla aims to produce one million units per year. Ah ha. Room Tesla focused on releasing Cybercab. That’s why we’re not holding our breath.
Putting everything Tesla and Elon aside, it’s a shame to see the Model S fade away like this. It revolutionized the auto industry, and although newer versions were worse, the early years of the Model S were truly amazing. Too bad the creators are so focused on creating automotive worldAnd the world as a whole, a worse place.
