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Automotive / EV layoffs, tracked globally.

The Automotive / EV industry has cut 1,500 jobs across 5 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 1,500 layoffs, up 88% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
2K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
8
active + historical
Rounds
5
total events
Biggest cut
14,500
Tesla
Most active
US
1264% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
2K
Across 5 rounds#13 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
2K
↑ 88% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
8
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#13
of 64 industries1% of all cuts
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Automotive / EV company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
TE
Tesla
AUSTIN
4
14,500
#02
LU
Lucid Motors
4
3,200
#03
RI
Rivian
13
2,110
#04
AR
Arrival
LONDON · GB
5
800
#05
NI
Nikola
PHOENIX · US
2
400
#06
AP
Aptiv
KRAKOW · PL
1
250
#07
CH
ChargePoint
SF BAY AREA · US
3
250
#08
FI
Fisker
LOS ANGELES · US
4
0
Geography · where automotive / ev layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
6 COMPANIES · 26 ROUNDS
18,960
#02
United Kingdom
1 COMPANY · 5 ROUNDS
800
#03
Poland
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
250
#04
Norway
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
200
Top cities
#01
Austin
1 COMPANY
14,500
#02
SF Bay Area
2 COMPANIES · US
1,950
#03
Los Angeles
2 COMPANIES · US
1,210
#04
Detroit
1 COMPANY · US
900
#05
London
1 COMPANY · GB
800
Companies in Automotive / EV

Most impacted companies.

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T
Tesla
Austin
14,500
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2026-04
L
Lucid Motors
3,200
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2026-06
R
Rivian
2,110
Total cuts tracked
Rounds13
Latest2026-06
A
GB
Arrival
London
800
Total cuts tracked
Rounds5
Latest2025-03
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