Overview
- Reports cite 10,703 employees now versus 12,415 two years ago, a roughly 14% decline at Tesla’s German plant.
- Tesla says its permanent workforce is largely unchanged and asserts job security at the factory.
- The company attributes the change to fewer leased workers after the ramp-up, plus process optimization, automation and lower sickness rates.
- Tesla says production volumes have remained constant with no plans to reduce output or staff, and it expects additional roles from a battery-cell expansion by 2027.
- The figures come as the plant prepares for works-council elections, with prior disclosures showing a slide from about 12,500 staff in early 2024 to roughly 11,000 by late 2025.