Tesla workforce could increase by 35% this year: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in an interview with Automotive News, said the company's workforce could reach 65,000 by the end of the year, suggesting a 35% increase from the 2019 headcount of 48,000. "We are hiring a lot of people," Musk said. Tesla recently became the world's most valuable carmaker, overtaking Japan's Toyota.