Tesla's Chinese division fires employees due to weak sales

Tesla's sales of electric cars in China are not going very well. Earlier, the head of the company Ilon Mask promised to reduce the number of employees, if things do not get better. And now, Musk began to fulfill his promise : Tesla Motors in China has already begun to lay off employees.

Journalists from the Chinese newspaper Economic Observer claim that the company plans to lay off 180 out of 600 employees. Tesla Motors has not officially confirmed the dismissal. In a statement, the media relations department indicated that the current Tesla team in China is strong and ready to go. It also states that "a highly efficient team responds quickly to market changes and serves its customers better."

It is worth noting that in December, the head of the Chinese division of the company left Tesla, and in January another senior manager resigned.

In China, the company had to face a number of difficulties. For example, because of import taxes, the price of Tesla electric cars in this country is higher than in the USA or Europe. The main problem is the lack of a developed infrastructure of charging stations on the roads. The company's management is trying to solve this problem by installing free wall connectors in the homes of owners of electric vehicles.
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Unfortunately, this is still not enough to compete on equal terms with local manufacturers of electric vehicles, BYD and Kandi, which are subsidized by the government .