Tesla Cybertruck Sales Were Inflated by a SpaceX Buying Spree

Sales of 's Cybertruck have been propped up in recent months by 's other companies, an unusual arrangement that further indicates the polarizing pickup is failing to appeal to everyday buyers.

, the Musk-led rocket and satellite maker, accounted for 1,279 -- or more than 18% -- of the 7,071 Cybertrucks registered in the US during the fourth quarter, according to registration data that S&P Global Mobility provided to Bloomberg News. The billionaire's other ventures acquired another 60 vehicles during those months.

That means almost one in every five Cybertrucks registered during the period were delivered from ...