Tesla to lay off nearly 2,700 workers at factory in U.S. Texas

HOUSTON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Tesla is to lay off nearly 2,700 employees in June at its factory in Austin, the capital city of U.S. state Texas, according to a notice obtained by multiple media outlets on Tuesday.

According to the notice, known as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), Tesla will be permanently laying off 2,688 employees at its Gigafactory in Austin during a 14-period day beginning June 14.