Tesla is cutting more than 3,000 jobs, or 7% of its workforce, after experiencing a year its founder, Elon Musk, said was both its most challenging and most successful. The road ahead is very difficult" because its products were not yet affordable for most people and it was up against a big incumbent industry. The company has not published its precise headcount but Musk gave a figure of 45,000 in October, implying 3,150 job losses.