Musk has said that this Tesla There will be a reduction in costs and our international business will be made balanced. Tesla plans to reduce its total workforce by about 10 percent. The company has informed about the removal of more than 600 workers from its plants in California, USA. This layoff will start from next month. Research and development and manufacturing are conducted at the company’s Palo Alto plant in California. Apart from this, all Tesla models except Cybertruck are manufactured in Freemont plant.
earlier this month company had laid off workers from software, service and engineering departments. This signals a major change in Tesla’s strategy. The company needs to deal with challenges like declining sales and tough competition from EV companies like China’s BYD. At the end of last month, Musk laid off some executives from the company’s senior management. Earlier, Tesla’s workforce was reduced by about 10 percent. Musk had said that the company needs to be re-organized. Musk has decided to make cuts in Tesla’s senior management as well as lay off hundreds of workers. In the first quarter of this year, the company’s profit had declined to approximately $1.13 billion. In the same period last year it was worth $2.51 billion.
A few months ago, the company had reduced the prices of some of its models in America by up to $2,000. Tesla’s EV deliveries declined by about 8.5 percent in the first quarter. Recently Musk had postponed his visit to India. During this visit, he was also to have a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Musk has also sought permission for his satellite internet service providing company Starlink to start business in the country.
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