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Elon Musk to cut 14,000 Tesla jobs amid electric car slowdown
Tesla is cutting more than 14,000 jobs in the biggest layoffs in its history, as Elon Musk’s car company reckons with slowing demand for electric cars and aggressive competition from cut-price Chinese rivals.
5-min read - BusinessEngadget
Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries due to 'unexpected delay'
Tesla has halted Cybertruck deliveries, telling owners that there has been an "unexpected delay regarding the preparation of your vehicle."
1-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
Hybrid drivers exploit loophole to collect fuel and green tax breaks
Hybrid electric company cars are surging in popularity, with their uptake almost doubling in a year.
4-min read - BusinessReuters
Tesla to lay off more than 10% of its staff, Electrek reports
Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its workforce, tech publication Electrek reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. Tesla told managers to identify critical team members, and paused some stock rewards while canceling some employees’ annual reviews, according to the report, which added that the firm also reduced production at Gigafactory Shanghai. The world's largest auto-maker by market value had 140,473 employees globally as of December 2023, according to its latest annual report.
1-min read - BusinessReuters
Tesla scouts for its first India showroom locations, sources say
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla is looking at potential showroom locations in New Delhi and Mumbai ahead of plans to begin sales in India later this year, two people familiar with the discussions said. Tesla, which saw its global vehicle deliveries decline in the first quarter for the first time in nearly four years, is stepping up efforts to expand into new markets. It wants to begin with a showroom of 3,000 to 5,000 square feet (280-465 square metres) as well as a service hub in each city, said
2-min read - BusinessTechCrunch
TechCrunch Mobility: Cruise robotaxis return and Ford's BlueCruise comes under scrutiny
Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Sure, Cruise got our attention by announcing a return of sorts. Oh, one more thing — reporter Rebecca Bellan is back!
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How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memory
The Ford Bronco initially was conceived and designed for rugged outdoorsy types, a two-door means of escape to nature from the bustling cities of mid-century America. “But that was the most ’90s thing ever.”
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