There are plans for several hundred Tesla employees in the Bay Area to lose their jobs as the company informed state officials on May 13 about an upcoming round of layoffs.
Last month, the company stated, “Over the years, we have grown rapidly with multiple factories scaling around the globe. With this rapid growth, there has been a duplication of roles and job functions in certain areas. We believe it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the Company for cost reductions and increasing productivity.”
“This action will prepare Tesla for our next phase of growth, as we are developing some of the most revolutionary technologies in auto, energy, and artificial intelligence.”
As per the Texas-based automaker’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), over 600 workers across six Tesla facilities in the Bay Area will be impacted by the layoffs, with over 150 at the 45500 Fremont Blvd. Plant and over 200 at Tesla’s Palo Alto facility.
The company, which moved its headquarters from Palo Alto to Austin, Texas, in 2021, has been implementing layoffs for the fifth consecutive week, affecting various positions such as technicians, engineers, electricians, production associates, and athletic trainers.
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According to Rissa Royal, Tesla’s human resources manager, the latest round of layoffs will start on June 20 and continue for 14 days.
In April, Tesla had announced the elimination of nearly 3,500 jobs in California, with almost 3,000 of them in the Bay Area, impacting a broader range of the tech industry, including major corporations like Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta.
In addition to the layoffs, the company has also witnessed the departure of several senior executives.
NTD reached out to Tesla for further details and confirmation of the number of layoffs but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
