Tesla has downsized by at least 14% this year after Elon Musk said layoffs would exceed 10% NBC News Top Stories By: Lora KolodnyοΌ CNBC 21 June 2024 at 15:41 Teslaβs hefty downsizing in 2023 has reduced its global headcount to just over 121,000 people, including temps, internal records suggest, indicating that the automaker has slashed more than 14% of its workforce so far this year.