Tesla has said it hopes to bring its Cybertruck to Australia, as the company’s sales drop in several markets.
The Cybertruck has only been available in the United States, Canada, and Mexico since its 2023 debut. The electric vehicle includes a maximum range of 515 kilometres when fully charged, and 49,990 kilograms of towing capacity.
“It is in our sights, and we're talking with the engineering team about the feasibility of building it in right-hand drive,” said Tesla Australia & New Zealand director Thom Drew.
“In all honesty, it would only be for our market, so there is that challenge to consider, but we're working very hard.”
The company showcased a small number of Cybertrucks in cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth last year. Drew did not suggest a potential Australian launch date, but said its pricing would likely be similar to U.S. Cybertrucks, which begin at US$69,990 (A$111,215) before tax.
Azzet has contacted Tesla’s Australia & Asia division for comment.
Tesla deliveries in Australia fell by 72% year-over-year in February. Globally, the company saw its first annual decline in sales since 2011 last year.
Analysts from UBS Group and Robert W. Baird & Co. cut their Tesla delivery projections this month, with UBS’ Joseph Spak estimating a 5% annual decline.
JP Morgan analysts have also said Tesla’s earnings could drop by around 40% under U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to end electric vehicle subsidies.
The company is facing a boycott and widespread protests from U.S. consumers, due to CEO Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative’s drastic cuts to federal agencies. Six were arrested at a Manhattan protest on Saturday after several hundred demonstrators blocked the entrances to a Tesla dealership.
Trump said today that he plans to designate Tesla boycotters as “domestic terrorists”. “The Radical Left Lunatics, as they often do, are trying to illegally and collusively boycott Tesla, one of the World’s great automakers, and Elon’s ‘baby,’ in order to attack and do harm to Elon, and everything he stands for,” Trump posted on his social network Truth Social.
Tesla sales have also plummeted in countries like Germany, with registrations dropping by 76% in February after Musk’s endorsement of far-right party Alternative for Germany.
Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) share price closed at US$230.58, up from its previous close at $222.15. Shares dropped by more than 15% on Monday alone, however, and have fallen by 45% so far in 2025.
The company’s market capitalisation is US$722.5 billion.
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