Tesla says that it plans to produce about 10% fewer Model S and Model X in Q4 compared to Q3 because of the reallocation of some of the manufacturing workforce towards Tesla Model 3 production.
The dismissals were a result of a company-wide annual review, Tesla said in an emailed statement, without confirming the number of employees leaving the company.
This is for the second time unveiling of the truck, called Tesla Semi, has been delayed. First scheduled to be unveiled in September 2017, Musk had rescheduled it to late October and now in November.
The moves also followed a series of announcements by rival General Motors on its own electric car ambitions, which included a promise to take "bold steps" towards the first completely driverless vehicles.
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