The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

Tesla’s Model S sedan will be discontinued by the carmaker, alongside the Model X crossover SUV, in a push to focus on humanoid robots.

"It’s time to bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an honorable discharge," Musk said, adding that Tesla intends to "basically stop production" of the vehicles next quarter.