Faced with declining revenue and profits, Tesla is slashing its headcount, with the latest losses said to be its Supercharger fast-charging network and new vehicle development teams.
Information It is known that Tesla has fired Rebecca Tinucci, head of the Supercharger division, and will also fire about 500 people who report directly or indirectly to her.
Ms. Tinucci has been with Tesla since 2018 and was put in charge of the Supercharger network in 2020. Before joining Tesla, she was the founder and CEO of Evatran, a company specializing in wireless inductive charging for cars. Bowl.
Daniel Ho, head of new vehicle development, as well as his entire team, are also being laid off. Information It has not yet been determined how many people worked in Mr. Ho’s team.
Mr. Ho worked for more than 12 years at Ford Australia and started working at Tesla in 2013. He was program manager for Model S, Model 3 and Model Y before being appointed vehicle introduction program manager new.
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Based on Information Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to the company saying: “Hopefully these actions will make it clear that we need to be very tough on headcount and cost cutting. fee.
“While some executives are taking this issue seriously, most have not yet done so.
“Beginning at 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, I will ask any executive who retains more than three who clearly do not pass the test of excellence, necessity and trustworthiness to resign… I have very clear about this.”
Later in the email, Mr. Musk said Tesla would add to the Supercharger network in key locations, as well as complete new stations currently under construction.
Many believe that the Supercharger network, especially in the US, is a key part of the company’s success. The Supercharger system has better satisfaction ratings, while competitors often have charger failures and poor reports of defective parts.
Tesla’s leadership in this space has seen virtually all of its US competitors use their charging plugs to gain access to the Supercharger network.
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These job cuts follow a previous round earlier this month where 15,000 people, equivalent to about 10% of the global workforce, have had to leave their jobs.
In the previous purge, Tesla removed Drew Baglino, the company’s head of powertrain and power, and Rohan Patel, the automaker’s president of policy.
It is understood that today’s sacking also includes the policy team that worked under Mr Patel.
This year has been a bumpy one for Tesla as the company reported that it produced 433,371 vehicles in the first quarter, but only delivered 386,810 units, its lowest number since 2022.
Tesla has it too Temporarily stop selling of Cybertruck was heavily advertised due to an unintended acceleration problem before recalling all 3,878 vehicles for a temporary fix.
The automaker also denied claims it had canceled plans to develop a cheaper model with a starting price of $US25,000 ($38,500). Now it is said to be happening all on a robotaxiwill be released on August 8.
