Former Tesla workers have filed a lawsuit claiming the 'mass layoff' was illegal because people got no advance warning. And some of Tesla's top diversity advocates were among those sacked.

The mood among workers at the Tesla plant in Germany has deteriorated because some newly hired workers are getting better pay than older employees, a trade union official has told Der Spiegel

The Texas-based company blamed the increases on higher production and materials costs. Tesla car prices were last increased in March.

The company’s country manager in Singapore and its senior representative in India have both left, according to current and former employees

Two US senators raised alarms about the high number of Tesla crashes. "We worry that some drivers today are using the technology as a convenience feature," they wrote

Officials at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are expanding their probe into Tesla's automated driving feature, Fortune reports

Tesla also said Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, a friend of chief executive Elon Musk, will not stand for re-election to the electric vehicle manufacturer's board

The EV maker has set a target of 71,000 cars at its Shanghai plant for June. Added with 44,301 units produced in April and May, that would be about a third less than its first-quarter output

The company cancelled the three events for positions in sales, research and development and its supply chain that were originally scheduled for June 16, 23 and 30, respectively

Online hiring event for "smart manufacturing" roles proceeds, company posts two dozen new open positions in China.

BYD, the world's biggest manufacturer of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, has been working on a plan to supply batteries to other automakers including Toyota

CEO Elon Musk has told Tesla executives to "pause all hiring worldwide", saying he needs to cut staff at the electric carmaker as a global downturn appears to be looming