SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, it said in a notice to the state government, as the automaker undertakes a series of job-wide cuts worldwide which began a month ago against a backdrop of falling sales and intensifying price competition. .
CEO of Tesla Elon Musk said on April 15 that the company would lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, which stood at more than 140,000 people at the end of 2023. The electric vehicle maker has since made several rounds of layoffs of jobs, Musk wanting to cut 20% of his workforce. its workforce, according to people familiar with the matter.
The latest layoff plan would affect employees at Tesla’s Palo Alto and Fremont, Calif., facilities and would begin during the 14-day period beginning June 20, 2024, Tesla said in its job adjustment and retraining notice. workers (WARN).
The electric car maker announced last month that it would lay off 6,020 people in California and Texas as part of workforce reductions.
The global job cuts also included 285 employees at its Buffalo, N.Y., facility, which houses the labeling team for its Autopilot driver-assistance software and makes fast-charging equipment .
Musk disbanded Tesla’s Supercharger team on April 30.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Sandra Maler and Jamie Freed)
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