Musk told Tesla staff in a memo that the company's "rapid growth" had resulted in "duplication of roles and job functions in certain areas."
  • Elon Musk wanted Tesla to reduce its workforce by one-fifth, Bloomberg reported.
  • Musk wanted the layoffs to match the drop in quarterly vehicle deliveries.
  • Tesla delivered 386,810 cars in the first quarter of 2024, a 20.1% drop from the last quarter.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk at one point wanted the EV giant to trim its workforce by 20%, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The reduction, Musk reasoned, should match the reduction in vehicle deliveries between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, per Bloomberg.

  • Horsey
    17•7 months ago

    I was generally considering getting a model Y, but learned that they can’t be exported overseas and still don’t have CarPlay and Android auto. Not to mention that it’s seemingly impossible to get an insurance quote without buying the car first??? Sorry, I’m going with another company.

      • @ripcord
        3•7 months ago

        They have their own systems for maps and apps and whatnot. Although music and phonecalls and things from your phone still work.

    • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
      1•7 months ago

      While I love BYD’s prices and products, I’m currently enamoured with Xiaomi’s SU7 they’ve announced.