Tesla Tells Texas Workers To Take a Week Off
Slow sales of Tesla’s Cybertruck and recently refreshed Model Y are reportedly to blame for an “unusually long” break some employees are being asked to take at the automaker’s plant in Texas.
Key Points
- Tesla workers in Texas who build Cybertrucks and Model Y crossovers have been told to take the week of Memorial Day off.
- It’s reportedly not the first time hourly workers have been sent home early, a trend that’s increased since the month of February, 2025.
- Sales of the Tesla Cybertruck are not meeting expectations, and the newly refreshed Model Y is also said to be off to a slow start.
Workers were told to take the week of Memorial Day off, Business Insider reports, with the option of taking paid time off or coming into the factory for cleaning and training. Either way, they won’t be building cars on the production line.
Workers speaking to Business Insider say the automaker is cracking down on overtime hours and could even face disciplinary actions for clocking extra hours.
Judging by a recall in March for Cybertrucks sold in the United States, Tesla’s pointy pickup isn’t selling very well. The recall notice was for well under 50,000 vehicles, which, assuming that’s truly the total number of trucks Tesla had delivered up to that point, is far below expectations.
Reports further suggest that there are more than 10,000 unsold Cybertrucks even as prices are being slashed on the truck.
The Model Y, Tesla’s best-selling vehicle, was given a thorough refresh but is already being sold with pricing discounts.
Slowing sales and declining stock prices have prompted some employees to call for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s removal.
Growing up in a family obsessed with performance and as the son of an automotive engineer, Jeremy Korzeniewski has spent his entire life as a car enthusiast. Also an avid motorcyclist, Jeremy has spent the last two decades writing about the transportation industry and providing insights to many of the largest automotive publications in the world.
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