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Tesla Starts to Lay Off Some Battery Workers at China Plant
- Some staff given option of transferring to another department
- US electric-vehicle maker has about 20,000 staff in Shanghai
The Tesla Inc. Gigafactory in Shanghai, China.
Source: Bloomberg
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Tesla Inc. is laying off some electric-vehicle battery workers at its Shanghai plant, people familiar with the matter said, just as a bruising price war among manufacturers in China is showing signs of easing.
The carmaker began notifying some employees on its battery assembly lines about the decision earlier this week, the people said, asking not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.