According to reports, Tesla is the latest company to lay off employees, and the number of employees being laid off is not large.Elon Musk’s memo to Tesla employees, received CNBC The company said on Monday it would cut more than 10% of its workforce globally.
“There’s nothing I hate more than this, but it has to be done,” Musk said in the memo, according to CNBC. “This will make us lean, innovative and eager to enter the next phase of the growth cycle.”
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on the specific number of layoffs, but the company reportedly has more than 140,000 employees worldwide.
Musk’s electric car company didn’t have the best quarter to start 2024. According to statistics, Tesla’s car deliveries during the same period were lower than the same period last year, and analysts expect car sales in 2024 to be lower than 2023. Jalopnik. Tesla shares fell 5% on Monday $162.
Tesla’s latest car, which probably doesn’t help cybertruck, has been riddled with problems and derided as a poor product. As early as December, people who pre-ordered the car began getting their hands on the monster vehicle, and the electric truck became one joke after another. Cybertruck owners have posted their information Lots of questions on car forums Even saw their cars Rusty because it is made of stainless steel.
The Cybertruck problem is now so serious that Tesla issued stop sale order on electric cars. The gas pedal’s metal cover appears to be defective and does not attach to the actual pedal. This can cause it to become wedged and push the pedal to the floor, which is a very serious problem for any car, no matter how ugly it looks.