• 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.

  • @[email protected]
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    fedilink
    17 months ago

    I’m not suprised by this. Tesla’s outlook is terrible. Their sales have dropped a lot, and Chinese EVs are destroying Tesla.

    • @TenderfootGungi
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      17 months ago

      Not just Chinese (although they are now the biggest), Korea is doing well, too.