Tesla’s Giga Mexico Construction on Track Despite Global Staff Reductions: An Update from Secretary of Economy Iván Rivas Rodríguez

The construction of Giga Mexico, a massive Tesla plant in the state of Nuevo León, is progressing as planned despite recent global staff reductions at the company. Secretary of Economy Iván Rivas Rodríguez confirmed this in an interview with Milenio. Despite the layoffs, he stated that there is no perceived risk and that everything is proceeding as planned in coordination with Tesla.

Following the recent staff reductions at Tesla, some employees received notification via email that they were being laid off. The email cited the need for cost reductions and increased productivity as the company prepares for its next phase of growth. However, workers at Tesla Giga Berlin in Europe have not received any news of impending layoffs. Reports of potential job cuts in Berlin have been refuted by Tesla, emphasizing the need to go through the appropriate channels to lay off workers in Germany.

Rodríguez reassured that the collaboration with Tesla has not changed despite the global layoffs. He stated that there is no perceived risk and everything is proceeding as planned in coordination with the company. In China, sales employees were also affected by the layoffs, with some being told that their roles were redundant. However, this does not affect the ongoing construction of Giga Mexico or Tesla’s investment in Santa Catarina municipality.