BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tesla has announced another round of layoffs at their Buffalo plant in South Buffalo.
Tesla filed a WARN notice with New York State on April 29, 2024 that was posted May 1. According to the notice, 26 workers will be affected in this round of layoffs beginning July 30, 2024.
This is the second layoff notice Tesla has filed with New York State in the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced cost cutting moves, which included laying off 10% of its global workforce. In Buffalo, that amounted to 285 jobs.
There's no word on if the second round of layoffs is part of the 10% global reduction in the Tesla workforce, or additional cuts.
The South Buffalo factory, which New York State built originally as a $750 million solar panel plant in 2017, is now a leased facility, and has reportedly transitioned to be a producer of Tesla vehicle charging stations, vehicle wiring, and as a data collection and analysis center for its self-driving or autopilot systems for vehicles.
The autopilot program was recently boosted with the state announcement of the Tesla addition of a $500 million supercomputer to process massive amounts of information.
The last reported employment figure, according to Buffalo Business Report, citing required state reporting, was about 1,800 jobs. However, on the WARN notice, it stated there were a total of 2,025 employees.
New York State Senator Sean Ryan issued a statement shortly after the first round of layoffs were announced in mid-April.
“I am deeply concerned about Tesla’s significant layoffs at its factory in South Buffalo," he said. "Tesla is contractually obligated to meet specific employment target."
Tesla's report on first-quarter earnings is expected next week on April 23.
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