Automakers

Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be 'fairly flat'

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Musk believes Tesla has too many salaried staff. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
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Reuters
June 05, 2022 08:15 AM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric vehicle maker's total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried staff should be little changed, backtracking from an email just two days ago saying that job cuts of 10 percent were needed.

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