Number of Tesla employees IPO and FY 2017

The data shows the number of full-time employees working at Tesla Motors between July 2010 and December 2017. The number of people employed by Tesla came to 37,543 in 2017. This figure is still considerably lower than that of other vehicle manufacturers: General Motors employed around 213,000 people in 2012. The California-headquartered automaker manufactures and sells electric cars, electric vehicle power train components, energy storage, and solar panel manufacturing.