Tech Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, increase Model 3 production at lower prices January 18, 2019January 18, 2019Mike Snider, USA TODAYComments Off on Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, increase Model 3 production at lower prices Saying the road ahead was “very difficult,” Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would be cutting its staff by about 7 percent.