Benzinga - by Ramakrishnan M, Benzinga Editor.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with the latest data and layoff reports.
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), is undergoing its biggest workforce reduction ever in a bid to combat slowing demand and falling margins. The company has decided to cut over 10% of its workforce or about 14,000 jobs. But where have the maximum slashings taken place? Benzinga examines using the data (as of April 2024) at hand.
United States According to WARN notices filed with the states of Texas and California, Tesla will eliminate 3,332 jobs in California and 2,688 positions in Texas, totaling over 6,000 positions, starting June 14.
The company will also lay off nearly 700 workers at Giga Nevada, a lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle component factory, and 285 employees in Buffalo, New York, as per similar notices.
The EV giant will also let go of two senior executives and about 500 people who work in the Supercharger group, as well as Tesla’s public policy team, as per The Information, which cited an email sent by CEO Elon Musk to senior executives. The overall numbers were not immediately clear.
| Region | Job cuts |
| California | 3,332 |
| New York | 285 |
| Texas | 2,688 |
| Supercharger team | 500* |
Germany Tesla’s Giga Berlin plant in Germany, which currently employs around 12,500 workers, was initially reported to be losing about 3,000 heads. Tesla, however, denied this and said it was planning to cut only around 400 jobs, representing approximately 3% of the factory’s workforce, according to a Reuters report.
These layoffs come amidst a challenging sales market for electric cars in Europe, prompting Tesla to optimize production efficiency.
China Chinese media reports suggest that more than 20% of Tesla’s workforce in the country could be affected by the layoffs, with some departments losing as much as half of their staff.
Tesla China is reportedly offering severance packages ranging from N+1 to N+3 (one month's pay per year of service, plus additional months’ wages).
Giga Shanghai, according to media reports, employs roughly 20,000 workers. An estimated 20% reduction would imply 4,000 job losses, a lot less than in the United States.
When assuming that the known layoffs in other regions — totaling about 7,900 — are final, then Tesla's cuts in China would go up to around 6,100, still lower than in America.
However, it is important to note that corporate layoffs usually happen in several stages over a company's financial calendar year.
Overview of Tesla’s Global Workforce Reduction
Graphic by: Ramakrishnan M/Benzinga; information updated as of April 30, 2024
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Why It Matters: Tesla’s layoffs reflect the broader challenges facing the company, including declining sales, pricing pressures, and the need to optimize production efficiency.
Musk, however, managed to assuage some investor concerns after a dismal quarterly earnings show by promising to roll out cheaper EV models even as he doubles down on his "blindingly obvious" robotaxi vision for the company.
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