Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent a memo company-wide saying that the automaker would be reducing more than 10% of its global workforce.
Tesla is laying off 285 employees in Buffalo, New York as part of a broader restructuring according to a WARN notice filed in the state.
The layoffs disclosed in Buffalo comprise a 14% reduction in headcount there. Most employees work for Tesla's factory there which produces Supercharger equipment.Vehicles sit parked outside the Tesla Inc. solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018.Tesla is laying off 285 employees in the state of New York as part of a broader restructuring according to a
The acquisition of SolarCity by Tesla was widely criticized as a bailout for an ailing solar business with deep ties to the Tesla CEO and board. Musk funded and co-founded SolarCity with his cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive, and served as chairman there. Another Musk company, SpaceX, had purchased SolarCity bonds and if the company had gone bankrupt, they would have lost their investment as well.
Instead of manufacturing solar panels as their primary business in Buffalo, Tesla assembles Supercharger equipment there and moved part of its Autopilot data labeling team there previously. The company has also told shareholders it would build supercomputer hardware in Buffalo.that Tesla would be focusing efforts on robotaxi technology and scrapping plans to produce a more affordable EV.
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