Tesla ends seven-year Cybertruck wait for Australia and New Zealand

Emails sent on 23 October informed reservation holders in Australia and New Zealand that their Cybertruck orders are void. The message confirmed that Tesla will return all money paid, with processing completed within 30 days. This conclusion ends a wait that began for many customers in late 2019.

Customers in Australia could reserve the truck with a 150 Australian dollar deposit starting in November 2019. The notification from Tesla stated that plans to produce the vehicle for the region have been discontinued. It added that the company is unable to fulfill the reservation. Those who choose to order a new Model 3 or Model Y instead will receive a free one-year subscription to FSD Supervised.

The decision follows a long delay in making the truck available in right-hand-drive markets. Tesla quietly closed the Australian reservation page in May 2022, replacing it with an update button without refunding deposits at that time. In 2024, the company shipped a truck to Australia for a display tour. Elon Musk told shareholders that year that certification for other markets might occur the following year. No right-hand-drive version materialized.

The central obstacle is the vehicle's left-hand-drive configuration. Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Japan require right-hand-drive vehicles. Australia also requires certification under its own design rules, which is costly. The Cybertruck faces weak demand in North America, making a redesign for smaller international markets less attractive for Tesla.

Tesla's international rollout has so far been limited to left-hand-drive countries. Deliveries began in South Korea in late 2025 and in the UAE in January 2026. Configurator pages later appeared for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and Israel. The truck remains blocked in the European Union largely due to pedestrian safety concerns.

Sales data supports the move to limit the truck's reach. Tesla delivered 8,295 units in the "Other Models" category in the third quarter of 2026. This category now consists almost entirely of Cybertrucks, as Model S and Model X production has ended. Estimates place quarterly Cybertruck sales between 7,000 and 8,000 units, or about 30,000 annually. This figure is far below the production line's capacity of 250,000 units per year. Australia and New Zealand together have a population of approximately 33 million.