End of an Era
Anyone who wants a Tesla Model S or Tesla Model X would do well to quickly open their wallet and order one. The Tesla Model S and Model X will soon go out of production. This marks the end of an era.
For a long time, the Tesla Model S and Model X were the only models in the Tesla family. Everything comes to an end, including the career of the now roughly thirteen-year-old Tesla Model S and eleven-year-old Model X. Tesla CEO Elon Musk states that the duo will be discontinued somewhere in the second quarter of this year. Production will then cease to make way for the production of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus.
The smaller and more affordable Tesla Model 3 and Model Y effectively ended the careers of the Model S and Model X some time ago. In 2025, only 53,900 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles left the factory gates in California. Only 50,850 units were delivered. To put that into perspective: almost 1.6 million Model 3 and Model Y units were delivered in 2025. Only three percent of all cars Tesla delivered in 2025 were a Model S or Model X. The duo has played a marginal role for years. Also in the Netherlands. Of the 16,684 new Teslas registered in our country in 2025, only 49 were Model X units and 36 were Model S units. That was several years ago. For example, in the Netherlands in 2018, no less than 5,622 Model S units were registered. The Model X had its peak year in the same year, when 2,963 units were registered.
The Tesla Model S, with which it all truly began in 2012.
Tesla has managed to keep the Model S and Model X up to date over the years. The duo underwent revisions multiple times and was regularly improved, especially technically. The last time was quite recently. The Tesla Model S and Model X were introduced in a renewed form in the Netherlands last October. The latest refresh was not as drastic as the intervention the duo underwent in 2021.
The Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X must make way in Tesla’s Fremont (California) factory for the production of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus. In recent years, Tesla has focused heavily on robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous transport (Cybercab). Elon Musk intends to produce millions of Optimus units annually in Fremont, although it will likely take until the end of this year before the first robots roll off the production line.
The impending disappearance of the Model S, in particular, marks the end of an era. After the Lotus Elise-based Roadster, the Model S was Tesla’s first truly serious car, at a time in 2012 when the company was little more than a promising start-up.
Buying a Tesla Model S or Model
The Tesla Model S costs a minimum of €110,990 in the Netherlands. For that price, you get the Model S All-Wheel Drive with a range of up to 744 kilometers. The only other Model S still available is the outrageous and incredibly powerful Plaid. SUV alternative Tesla Model