Tesla Lays Off 200 Autopilot Employees In Recent Cuts; Closes California Office: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla Lays Off 200 Autopilot Employees In Recent Cuts; Closes California Office: Report

ABP News  

US-based electric carmaker Tesla has reportedly shown exit door to about 200 workers from its Autopilot team, citing media reports news agency IANS reported on Wednesday. As recently as last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had outlined plans to cut 10 per cent of salaried staff, however, he said he would be increasing hourly jobs. The laying off of salaried employees in Tesla started after Musk's announcement that would result in reducing Tesla's total headcount by about 3.5 per cent. Another fired Tesla employee Robert Belovodskij wrote that he was notified that the offer he signed to come back to Tesla full-time has been "rescinded due to the current hiring freeze and 10 per cent workforce reduction".

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Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker
7 months, 1 week ago

Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker

LA Times  

An assembly line at Tesla’s plant in Fremont, Calif., in 2015. In the fourth straight week of layoff announcements, Tesla said it is now concentrating on reducing staff at its Bay Area facilities as part of a larger move to cut jobs globally. State filings show that Tesla is planning to lay off 378 employees at its Fremont facilities and …

Tesla layoffs: Elon Musk's company cuts more jobs in these teams, report claims
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla layoffs: Elon Musk's company cuts more jobs in these teams, report claims

Hindustan Times  

Tesla layoffs: Electric-vehicle maker Tesla has reportedly laid off staff from the software, service and engineering departments, Electrek reported citing people in the know. This comes after the Elon Musk-led company disbanded its EV charging department last month as Tesla announced that it was reducing its global workforce by more than 10%. Tesla layoffs: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk …

Tesla lays off more staff in service and software team: Know why?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla lays off more staff in service and software team: Know why?

India TV News  

Tesla, an e-automobile headed by Elon Musk has reportedly laid off staff from the software, service and engineering departments- tech publication Electrek reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The move took place after the Elon Musk-led automaker disbanded its EV charging department following Tesla's announcement last month that it was reducing its global workforce by more than …

Tech Layoffs: Over 80,000 Employees Lose Jobs Across 279 Firms In First 4 Months Of 2024
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech Layoffs: Over 80,000 Employees Lose Jobs Across 279 Firms In First 4 Months Of 2024

ABP News  

Tech Layoffs: The technology sector is grappling with a persistent wave of layoffs, which do not seem to be stopping anytime soon. Over the first four months of this year, the sector has seen a significant workforce reduction, with over 80,000 employees reportedly losing their jobs around the world. According to the most recent data from layoff.fyi, a platform dedicated …

80,000 tech employees lost jobs across 279 firms in 2024 so far: Report
7 months, 2 weeks ago

80,000 tech employees lost jobs across 279 firms in 2024 so far: Report

India TV News  

It was reported that more than 80,000 employees in the technology sector lost their jobs in the first four months of 2024, and layoffs are continuing to haunt the overall startup ecosystem across the world. Latest figures from layoff.fyi, a portal that tracks tech sector job cuts, 279 tech companies have sacked 80,230 employees to date. In 2022 and 2023, …

Google and Tesla continue laying off employees: Reports
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Google and Tesla continue laying off employees: Reports

The Hindu  

Google and Tesla are laying off more employees as both companies continue to cut jobs across multiple rounds in 2024, according to media reports. Google laid off at least 200 “Core” team employees and will also be moving several roles to India and Mexico, CNBC reported. Musk had posted on X that “about every 5 years, we need to reorganize …

Tesla layoffs: ‘Frustrated’ Elon Musk sacks senior executives in fresh job cuts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla layoffs: ‘Frustrated’ Elon Musk sacks senior executives in fresh job cuts

Hindustan Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sacked company's senior management and laid off hundreds more employees amid falling sales, it was reported. Tesla layoffs: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is seen, This comes as Elon Musk visited China on an unannounced visit which was reportedly focussed on discussing the rollout of its Full Self-Driving software and the data-transfer permissions. Additionally, Elon …

Tesla Layoffs: Elon Musk's EV Firm To Fire 693 Employees In Nevada
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla Layoffs: Elon Musk's EV Firm To Fire 693 Employees In Nevada

ABP News  

Tesla Layoffs: Elon Musk’s Tesla is set to layoff 693 employees at its facilities in Sparks, Nevada, as part of its initiative to reduce over 10 per cent of its worldwide workforce due to declining sales and increasing competition, according to a government notice released on Saturday, reported the news agency Reuters. Recent reports also suggested that the CEO, Elon …

Tesla layoffs: Company to cut more than 6,000 jobs in Texas, California
8 months ago

Tesla layoffs: Company to cut more than 6,000 jobs in Texas, California

Hindustan Times  

Tesla said it will lay off 6,020 employees in Texas and California after the company announced that it would cut more than 10% of its global workforce amid dropping sales and intensifying price war among EV makers. The notices showed that Tesla will cut 3,332 jobs in California and 2,688 positions in Texas. The global job cuts would include 285 …

Tesla layoffs: Elon Musk says job cuts ‘necessary’, will save $1 billion annually
8 months ago

Tesla layoffs: Elon Musk says job cuts ‘necessary’, will save $1 billion annually

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk-owned Tesla registered a massive drop in its quarterly profits amid challenges in the electric vehicle market. Elon Musk termed the recent job cuts at Tesla a “necessary step" to reorganize the company for the next phase of growth. Tesla layoffs: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gets in a Tesla car as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, …

Tesla Announces Steep Employee Cuts Amid Revenue Drop
8 months ago

Tesla Announces Steep Employee Cuts Amid Revenue Drop

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Elon Musk’s Tesla announced Tuesday that it plans to lay off 6,020 employees in a massive round of cuts as the electric vehicle company weathers its biggest revenue drop in more than a decade. The notices became public the same day Tesla held its quarterly earnings call with investors, revealing a 9% drop in first-quarter revenue year-over-year …

Tesla Layoffs: EV Maker Fires Entire 'Growth Content' Marketing Team Established A Year Ago, Says Report
8 months ago

Tesla Layoffs: EV Maker Fires Entire 'Growth Content' Marketing Team Established A Year Ago, Says Report

ABP News  

Tesla Layoffs: Tesla has reportedly Laid off a recently established marketing department as part of broader company layoffs, marking a departure from a conventional advertising strategy that CEO Elon Musk had approved less than a year ago. As a part of the ongoing job reductions, the entire US "growth content" team, consisting of approximately 40 employees under the supervision of …

Tesla cutting jobs worldwide, which includes leading markets
8 months ago

Tesla cutting jobs worldwide, which includes leading markets

China Daily  

Customers examine a Model Y at a Tesla store in Jinan, Shandong province, in March 2023. Tesla's global job cuts include reducing staff in the United States and China — the automaker's two biggest markets — across sales, tech and engineering, five sources briefed on the matter said. Two sources said members of Tesla's China sales team were notified they …

Tesla planning to lay off over 10% of workforce amidst delivery dip
8 months, 1 week ago

Tesla planning to lay off over 10% of workforce amidst delivery dip

The Hindu  

Tesla plans to lay off over 10% of its workforce, or roughly 14,000 employees, according to a report by tech outlet Electrek. In a separate update, CEO Elon Musk, replied to a tweet on the departure of high level Tesla executives Drew Baglino, a former SVP of Powertrain and Energy, as well as Rohan Patel, who headed policy at Tesla, …

‘There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done’: Elon Musk to cut 14,000 jobs from Tesla
8 months, 1 week ago

‘There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done’: Elon Musk to cut 14,000 jobs from Tesla

The Independent  

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Tesla layoffs: What CEO Elon Musk wrote in leaked job cuts memo to employees
8 months, 1 week ago

Tesla layoffs: What CEO Elon Musk wrote in leaked job cuts memo to employees

Hindustan Times  

CEO Elon Musk infomed Tesla employees that several job cuts will be made soon, as per a leaked memo to the staff. In the letter reported by Quartz, Elon Musk didn’t disclose the exact number of layoffs that would take place but it was reported that almost 10% of the companies workforce will lose jobs. Tesla layoffs: Elon Musk attends …

Tesla plans to lay off 10% of workforce after dismal quarterly sales, multiple news outlets report
8 months, 1 week ago

Tesla plans to lay off 10% of workforce after dismal quarterly sales, multiple news outlets report

Associated Press  

DETROIT — After reporting dismal first-quarter sales, Tesla is planning to lay off about a tenth of its workforce as it tries to cut costs, multiple media outlets reported Monday. Musk’s memo said that as Tesla prepares for its next phase of growth, “it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost reductions and increasing …

Elon Musk's Tesla begins layoffs of battery workers at China electric vehicle factory: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk's Tesla begins layoffs of battery workers at China electric vehicle factory: Report

Hindustan Times  

Tesla Inc. is laying off some electric-vehicle battery workers at its Shanghai plant, people familiar with the matter said, just as a bruising price war among manufacturers in China is showing signs of easing. The carmaker began notifying some employees on its battery assembly lines about the decision earlier this week, the people said, asking not to be identified because …

Tesla Inc. cuts battery production workforce in China: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Tesla Inc. cuts battery production workforce in China: Report

Live Mint  

Tesla Inc. has reportedly initiated layoffs of a portion of its battery production workers at its Shanghai plant, according to individuals familiar with the situation. According to Bloomberg, Tesla Inc. has commenced the notification process for layoffs among employees working on the cell assembly lines of the initial phase of its factory in China's financial hub. Although Tesla sources batteries …

Tesla job cuts continue, 229 employees from Autopilot team fired
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla job cuts continue, 229 employees from Autopilot team fired

India Today  

In its latest spree of layoffs, Tesla confirmed that it will fire 229 more of its employees working from the San Mateo, California office. The San Mateo, California office had about 276 workers, and according to a TechCrunch report, the remaining 47 workers may be sent to work in Tesla’s Buffalo Autopilot office. The workers who were fired were mostly …

Tesla fires 229 employees from Autopilot team, shuts office
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla fires 229 employees from Autopilot team, shuts office

India TV News  

Highlights Most of the workers were in moderately low-skilled, low-wage jobs Tesla employs more than 1,00,000 people across its facilities A team of lawyers representing former Tesla employees have sought emergency protection Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the United States. "Most of the workers were in moderately …

Tesla is now tracking how frequently staffers swipe into the office
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla is now tracking how frequently staffers swipe into the office

Daily Mail  

Tesla workers are being warned by automated emails if they don't swipe into the office frequently enough, after CEO Elon Musk threatened to fire anyone who failed to return to the office full time. The latest shot in Musk's war against working from home was leaked this week, when a Tesla employee posted a screenshot of an email saying they …

Tesla closes an office as layoff hits Autopilot jobs, including hourly ones
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla closes an office as layoff hits Autopilot jobs, including hourly ones

The Hindu  

Tesla has shuttered its office in San Mateo, California and laid off roughly 200 employees working on its Autopilot driver-assistant system there, one of the people told Reuters, in a move seen as accelerating cost-cutting. Early this month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk told top managers he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy and that the maker of …

Tesla is shutting down its office in San Mateo and cutting 200 jobs
2 years, 5 months ago

Tesla is shutting down its office in San Mateo and cutting 200 jobs

Daily Mail  

Tesla is cutting nearly 200 employees from its office in San Mateo, California as part of continued cuts by the electric car giants that will see the location close altogether. CEO Elon Musk said last week in an interview that he plans to cut about 10 percent of the company's salary staff and will instead hire more hourly workers. Tesla …

Anticipating U.S. downturn, Elon Musk details Tesla staff cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

Anticipating U.S. downturn, Elon Musk details Tesla staff cuts

The Hindu  

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said a 10% cut in salaried staff at the electric car maker will happen over three months, as the world's richest man predicted a U.S. recession was more likely than not. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg, Musk said the cuts would apply only to salaried workers, meaning a 3.5% reduction in …

Tesla sued by former employees over ‘mass layoff’
2 years, 6 months ago

Tesla sued by former employees over ‘mass layoff’

The Hindu  

Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a "mass layoff" violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of the job cuts. They are seeking class action status for all former Tesla employees throughout the United States who were laid off in May or …

Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’
2 years, 6 months ago

Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that the electric vehicle maker's total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried staff should be little changed, backtracking from an email just two days ago saying that job cuts of 10% were needed. "Total headcount will increase, but salaried should be fairly flat," Musk …

Musk feels 'super bad' about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
2 years, 6 months ago

Musk feels 'super bad' about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs

The Hindu  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters. "Musk's bad feeling is shared by many people," said Carsten Brzeski, global head of macroeconomic research at Dutch bank ING. Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said …

Elon Musk now tells execs Tesla needs to 'pause all hiring worldwide' and cut staff by 10%
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk now tells execs Tesla needs to 'pause all hiring worldwide' and cut staff by 10%

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has told top executives they need to slash Tesla jobs by 10 per cent and pause hiring worldwide because he has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy. Musk wrote that any executive staff who wish to work remotely must be in the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week 'or depart Tesla' Responding to a …

Musk wants to cut 10 percent of Tesla jobs: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Musk wants to cut 10 percent of Tesla jobs: Report

Al Jazeera  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a ‘super bad feeling’ about the economy, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters news. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10 percent of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by the Reuters news …

Musk memo to Tesla staff: return to office or leave company
2 years, 6 months ago

Musk memo to Tesla staff: return to office or leave company

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to office or leave the company, according to a memo sent to staff that has been circulating on social media. "Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla," the memo said. In response to …

Elon Musk's ultimatum to Tesla employees: 'Return to office or...'
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's ultimatum to Tesla employees: 'Return to office or...'

Hindustan Times  

The world’s richest man appears to have had it with this whole working-from-home business. Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., weighed in on the return-to-office debate Wednesday on Twitter by elaborating on an email he apparently sent to the electric-car maker’s executive staff. Elon Musk told his Tesla employees that remote work is no longer acceptable. Under the …

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Elon Musk is demanding that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company. The policy, disclosed in leaked emails Musk sent to Tesla’s executive staff Tuesday, was first reported by electric vehicle news site Electrek. This is less than we ask of factory workers,” Musk wrote, adding that the office must be …

Elon Musk tells Tesla workers to return to the office or lose their jobs
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk tells Tesla workers to return to the office or lose their jobs

LA Times  

Tesla’s factory in Fremont, Calif. Chief Executive Elon Musk says employees must work from their assigned offices 40 hours a week or lose their jobs. Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk sent an email late Tuesday to “Everybody” at his electric-car company, elaborating on an earlier missive to executive staff about the need to be in the office. Earlier, Musk …

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