Lackluster sales of the Tesla Cybertruck means that trucks are starting to pile up at parking lots around the US. One of those locations is a Detroit-area mall where there are so many trucks waiting for buyers that it has become a violation of the city’s bylaws.
Crain’s Business reports that dozens of Cybertrucks and other Tesla models are taking up rows of parking at the Hunter’s Square shopping center outside Detroit. The mall was home to a Bed, Bath, and Beyond, which has now closed, leaving plenty of empty spaces for the electric trucks to occupy.
City Officials Want Trucks To Go
According to the report, city officials are not happy with all of the trucks sitting in the parking lot. Using it for vehicle storage is unsightly. It’s also against city bylaws for the site.
Charmaine Kettler-Schmult, director of planning and community development for Farmington Hills told Crain’s Business that the landlord of the shopping center had been advised of the breach of the rules. She said that enforcement takes time.
There is a new Tesla showroom near the mall where the trucks are parked. The report posits that the showroom is the source of the parked pickups.
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A video posted to Instagram captured dozens of dusty cars parked at what appears to be the same mall. That video was posted last fall, suggesting that there have been Cybertrucks sitting at this mall for at least half a year.
Electric Pickup Sales Have Not Met Expectations
While Tesla once claimed it had a million Cybertruck reservations, sales of the electric pickup haven’t met those lofty targets. The automaker sold just 40,000 last year, well short of the 250,000 it had predicted.
More recently, Cybertruck sales have continued to fall. Recently, sales of Ford’s F-150 Lightning truck surpassed those of Tesla’s Cybertruck for first-quarter 2025 sales.
Reports suggest that some of the Cybertrucks in Tesla’s inventory include Foundation Series models. Those were the initial batch of trucks, which means they were built by the end of October 2024.
More recently, Tesla has introduced a new rear-wheel-drive variant of the Cybertruck. It used the same pack size as the AWD model, but it offered a range of 354 miles instead of 325 due to the increased efficiency of just one motor.
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Importantly, the Long Range Cybertruck had a starting price of $69,990 instead of the $79,990 AWD model or the $99,990 starting price of the Cyberbeast. Tesla only releases sales figures quarterly, and it bundles the Cybertruck with the Model S and X vehicles, so it isn’t yet clear if that cheaper model has had an effect on sales. There are also currently discounts offered on trucks in inventory, with nearly $12,000 in discounts on some in-stock models.
Despite its slow sales and being caught by Ford, the Cybertruck was the best-selling electric pickup in the US last year.
Source: Crain’s Detroit
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