Elon Musk's Tesla to cut about 3,000 jobs as cars 'too expensive'
Electric carmaker Tesla has said it will cut its workforce by 7% after the
"most challenging" year in its history.
In an email to staff on the firm's website, founder Elon Musk said that
growth had been strong.
But he added it was difficult to make Teslas with their new and developing
technology as cheaply as conventional cars, and the firm's cars were still
"too expensive for most people".
Tesla employs more than 45,000 people, indicating it will cut about 3,000.
Mr Musk said 2018 was Tesla's "most successful" yet, in which it delivered
almost as many cars as it had in all the previous years of its existence
combined.
特斯拉宣布將裁減人力7%在這個"史上最有挑戰性"的時候
在網站上給員工的公開郵件中，創辦人Elon Musk告知儘管公司成長更強勁
但特斯拉公司使用的新科技卻無法降低成本，對於一般大眾，價錢仍然太貴。
特斯拉僱傭了超過45,000名員工，表示將減少約3,000人。
Musk表示，2018年特斯拉是"最成功的"，
其中成交的汽車幾乎與其前幾年的汽車數量差不多。
However, while it ramped up production of its mid-market Model 3 car, Mr Musk
said its products were too expensive for most people and its profits too low.
"This quarter will hopefully allow us, with great difficulty, effort and some
luck, to target a tiny profit," he wrote.
"However, starting around May, we will need to deliver at least the mid-range
Model 3 variant in all markets, as we need to reach more customers who can
afford our vehicles.
"Moreover, we need to continue making progress towards lower priced variants
of Model 3."
He said Tesla had "no choice" but to reduce full-time employee headcount and
retain "only the most critical temps and contractors".
然而，儘管增加了中端市場3型車產量，Musk先生表示價錢對大眾仍太貴，
而利潤也十分低落。
他表示:"這季我們有望付出極大的努力和及好運，獲得微薄的利潤"
"但5月開始我們需要提供所有中端市場3型車變種，得讓更多客戶買得起我們的車
，因此得朝更低價錢邁進。"
他說特斯拉"別無選擇"，只好裁減全職員工人數，保留"只有最關鍵的臨時工和承包商"。
He added the firm would need to make these cuts while "increasing the Model 3
production rate" and making many "manufacturing engineering improvements in
the coming months".
It's been a tough few years for the electric carmaker and its high-profile
founder.
The firm has repeatedly failed to meet its own production targets, leading
many investors to bet against it.
他補充公司將一方面裁減員工依方面增加3型車產量，
並在未來進行製造工程改善，
對於這家電動汽車製造商及其備受矚目的創始人來說，這是艱困的幾年
公司一再無法達到生產目標，也導致不少投資者反對他。
註:
特斯拉真的需要加油了，可見電動車技術終究還未成熟，難以壓低成本。
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