Cybertruck Reservations Voided in Australia and New Zealand

Tesla has announced the cancellation of its Cybertruck for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Reservation holders in these regions began receiving correspondence today notifying them that their orders are void and that any deposits held will be returned. The move formally ends a waiting period for a vehicle that consumers have been unable to purchase in these territories.

Reservations for the electric pickup in Australia commenced in November 2019, requiring a deposit of A$150. The correspondence sent to customers states that following a review, plans to manufacture the vehicle for Australia and New Zealand have been discontinued. As a result, the company is unable to fulfill the outstanding reservations. Tesla intends to process full refunds for payments made within a 30-day period. To retain customer interest, the automaker is offering a complimentary one-year subscription to FSD (Supervised) for individuals who choose to place a new order for a Model 3 or Model Y instead.

Despite the cancellation, the Australian market had previously demonstrated significant interest in the product. A crowdsourced survey from 2020 indicated that Australia ranked third globally for reservations, behind the United States and Canada, accounting for approximately 3% of the total. Tesla ceased accepting new orders for the vehicle in Australia in May 2022, replacing the reservation interface with an update notification button, yet it did not notify existing holders to cancel or request refunds at that time. Consequently, users remained in a holding pattern for years while the company declined to address the vehicle's status in their region.

The primary obstacle to bringing the vehicle to these markets has been the production of a right-hand-drive configuration. The Cybertruck is currently manufactured only in left-hand-drive. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Japan require right-hand-drive vehicles, and Australia further requires certification under its own design rules. While a display unit toured Australia in 2024, the company did not proceed with manufacturing plans for these specific markets.

The decision to abandon the project for these regions appears to be a matter of production volume. International deliveries of the vehicle have been limited to left-hand-drive markets, including South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and Israel. The European Union remains a restricted market due to pedestrian safety regulations. In the third quarter of 2026, Tesla delivered 8,295 units in the 'Other Models' category, which now consists almost entirely of Cybertruck inventory. This volume is insufficient to justify the re-engineering required to produce right-hand-drive versions for these markets.