Tesla lays off 27 more employees at South Buffalo factory

The company cited “economic” reasons for the layoffs in the notice.

Tesla filed four separate layoff notices this month, the first of which was dated May 3. The four notices forecast a total of 60 layoffs in August.

These cuts are in addition to the 285 layoffs announced in mid-April, for a combined total of 345 cuts.

According to the series of notices filed with the Department of Labor, the layoffs would reduce Tesla’s employment at the RiverBend factory to fewer than 2,000 employees.

One of the 27 workers laid off in the latest notice works at a Tesla gallery and service center across the street from the factory.

Tesla announced in mid-April that it would cut 14,000 jobs among its 140,000 employees after its electric vehicle sales fell in the first quarter and CEO Elon Musk said the company’s costs had risen too much after years rapid growth.

Most recently, Tesla announced it was laying off all 500 employees at its Supercharger operations, which would impact the Buffalo factory. But media reports have indicated that Musk is now rehiring part of the Supercharger team.