ClaimsElon Musk

“we expect to wind down S and X production next quarter and basically stop production of Model S and X next quarter.”

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, on earnings call 28 January 2026 Tesla Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)

Promise Their own work or organisation

Tesla expects to wind down and basically stop Model S and X production next quarter.

Delivered on time The record shows it happened or was so.

Promise: Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

What would count as true or false

'Next quarter' after 2026-01-28 is Q2 2026, ending 2026-06-30. True: by 2026-06-30 Tesla had stopped or essentially stopped production of both Model S and Model X, with at most tiny residual builds. Mostly true: both had effectively ended by the deadline apart from a minor detail, such as a few final units finished in early July. Mostly false: the wind-down was under way but at least one model was still in regular production after 2026-06-30, or production ended only after the deadline. False: both models were still in normal production after Q2 2026, or Tesla reversed the plan.

Set before the research began.

Evidence (4)

  1. E1 Tesla Builds Last Model S And Model X At Fremont, Pivots Line To Optimus Robots evxl.co · 10 May 2026

    “The last Model S and last Model X ever produced at Tesla‘s Fremont factory rolled off the line on Saturday, May 9, 2026.”
  2. E2 Tesla Builds Last Model S And Model X At Fremont, Pivots Line To Optimus Robots evxl.co · 10 May 2026

    “Production wound down in stages. Tesla closed custom orders at the end of March 2026 and ended regular production in early April.”
  3. E3 Final Tesla Model S rolls off the production line - electrive.com electrive.com · 11 May 2026

    “Over the weekend, Tesla announced on X that production of its two premium models has ended.”
  4. E4 Tesla Model S Production Has Ended. We Remember the Car That Forever Changed the Image of EVs Car and Driver · 12 May 2026

    “As of this past weekend, the last Model S and Model X were built at Tesla's Fremont, California, production line.”

Reasoning

Independent reports say the last Model S and Model X built at Fremont came off the line on May 9, 2026 (E1, E4). Regular production had already ended in early April 2026, after custom orders closed at the end of March (E2). Electrive reports that Tesla announced the end of production for both models (E3). Both models therefore stopped production during Q2 2026, before the June 30 deadline.

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Elon Musk, “Tesla expects to wind down and basically stop Model S and X production next quarter.” (said 28 January 2026). Verdict: delivered on time. Reliability API, claim c_f975fd1aa081, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_f975fd1aa081

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

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More promise claims by Elon Musk

  1. Resolved false Promise 28 January 2026
    “I really think long-term, the only vehicles that we'll make will be autonomous vehicles with the exception of the next generation Roadster which we're hoping to debut in April.”

    Tesla hopes to debut the next-generation Roadster in April 2026.

  2. Resolved false Promise 28 January 2026
    “We will probably unveil Optimus 3 in a few months.”

    Tesla will probably unveil Optimus 3 in a few months.

  3. Delivered on time Promise 28 January 2026
    “We expect to start production in April.”

    Tesla expects to start CyberCab production in April 2026.

  4. Resolved true Promise 28 January 2026
    “it's time to bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an honorable discharge.”

    Tesla will end the Model S and Model X programs.

  5. Resolved false Promise 24 January 2024
    “I think we've got a good chance of shipping some number of Optimus units next year.”

    Musk said he thinks Tesla has a good chance of shipping some number of Optimus units in 2025, and he called Optimus a brand-new product.

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