Soon, no more workers in Tesla factories

The modernization of the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai offers 95% automation for the production of a Model Y and Model 3.

The wave of layoffs announced by Tesla in the spring of 2024 – namely 10% of the global workforce, amounting to around 14,000 jobs – makes complete sense. This indicates a continuation of industrial activities… but with many fewer employees.

In China, we have already entered a concrete phase with a communication offering two readings: the disappearance of workers or industrial genius. Thus, after months of modernization, Tesla announces that its Gigafactory in Shanghai can now produce a Model Y or Model 3 at 95% efficiency without any human intervention. Significant savings are at stake thanks to automation.

Tesla even certifies that when full production capacity is reached, a Model Y will roll off the assembly line every 30 seconds! The only issue left is finding that many customers, especially if the entire society is unemployed at this pace.

Soon the same fate in Europe

Innuendo, Tesla believes that its production cost reductions will translate into dealerships with lower selling prices. Or perhaps higher margins, we shall see.

The next step will obviously be replacing the last remaining workers with humanoid robots named Optimus, who will never be ill or stubborn. Convenient.

It remains that the same fate now awaits the other Tesla factories in the United States and Europe. This is the direction of history, and now that the expansion of the Berlin Gigafactory is secured, the promises made will only bind those who believe in them. Elon Musk seldom concerns himself with union revolts, as evidenced by the strike that has dragged on in Sweden for a year. He rarely concedes in power struggles, and the disappearance of workers will not displease him.

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