World’s biggest EV maker blamed resurgence in Covid-19 cases in China for ending a nearly two-year-long run of record quarterly deliveries
The carmaker laid off about 200 employees at the driver-assistant system unit. One man who lost his job said: "We're definitely shocked; we're definitely blindsided."
The Tesla chief executive said a shortage of batteries and machinery tools stuck in Chinese ports is taking a big toll on output and revenue.
US EV maker plans upgrades to its Shanghai plant to boost production as lockdowns hammer output at the facility.
Ban comes just weeks after Chengdu police diverted Tesla cars away from numerous parts of the city during Xi visit.
China is concerned about Elon Musk's ties to the US military and the role his satellites could play in a war in Asia, which means Tesla's access to the Chinese market could be at risk
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