Tesla is bringing closure to its flagship Model S and Model X vehicles, which CEO Elon Musk said several years ago were only produced for “sentimental reasons.”<\/p>\n
The Model S and Model X have been light contributors to Tesla’s delivery growth over the past few years<\/a>, commonly contributing only a few percentage points toward the over 1.7 million cars the company has handed over to customers annually since 2022.<\/p>\n However, the Model S and Model X have remained in production because of their high-end performance and flagship status; they are truly two vehicles that are premium offerings and do not hold major weight toward Tesla’s future goals.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, during the Q4 2025 Earnings Call<\/a>, Musk confirmed that Tesla would bring closure to the two models, ending their production and making way for the manufacturing efforts of the Optimus robot:<\/p>\n “It is time to bring the Model S and Model X programs to an end with an honorable discharge. It is time to bring the S\/X programs to an end. It’s part of our overall shift to an autonomous future.”<\/em><\/p>\n Musk said the production lines that Tesla has for the Model S and Model X at the Fremont Factory<\/a> in Northern California will be transitioned to Optimus production lines that will produce one million units per year.<\/p>\n Tesla Fremont Factory celebrates 15 years of electric vehicle production<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n