Tesla voids Cybertruck orders for 2 million Australian and New Zealand buyers

Tesla notified reservation holders in Australia and New Zealand on October 23 that their Cybertruck orders are cancelled. The company will return all deposits within 30 days, ending a wait of nearly seven years for buyers who paid A$150 to reserve the vehicle in November 2019.

An email sent to customers stated that Tesla discontinued plans to produce the truck for the region. The message noted the company was unable to fulfill the reservations. Those who choose to order a new Model 3 or Model Y instead will receive a free one-year subscription to Full Self-Driving (Supervised).

The decision follows the release of Tesla’s third-quarter 2026 earnings report. The core technical barrier is the vehicle's left-hand-drive configuration. Australia and New Zealand require right-hand-drive vehicles, and Tesla has not built a version for these markets. The company previously suggested in 2024 that it might certify the truck for other markets the following year, but no right-hand-drive model arrived.

Crowdsourced data from 2023 estimated total global Cybertruck reservations at approximately 2 million. A 2020 survey placed Australia third in reservation volume behind the United States and Canada. Tesla had quietly replaced the Australian reservation page with a 'Get updates' button in May 2022 without issuing refunds at that time.

Current sales figures suggest limited demand outside North America. Tesla delivered 8,295 'Other Models' in the third quarter of 2026, a category now dominated by the Cybertruck. Estimates place quarterly sales between 7,000 and 8,000 units, or roughly 30,000 annually. This figure falls well short of the 250,000-unit production capacity targeted for the vehicle.

The truck's international rollout has so far been restricted to left-hand-drive markets, including South Korea and the UAE. The European Union has blocked certification primarily due to pedestrian safety concerns. With the Australian and New Zealand markets closed, Tesla's global strategy for the Cybertruck remains focused on existing left-hand-drive buyers.