Hyundai-backed flying EV maker Supernal has swung a wrecking ball through its U.S. staff, cutting roughly 80% of its workforce this week and eliminating several hundred jobs as it pulls engineering and operations more tightly into Southern California. Industry reports say the heaviest round of cuts hit at the end of February, leaving a much smaller core team to rethink the company’s aircraft program and timing.
Major Cuts, Small Core
According to The Air Current, Supernal laid off about 296 employees on Feb. 27 and is hanging on to only about 70 to 80 people to handle essential work. It is by far the most severe reduction at the Hyundai-backed unit, which had already gone through smaller realignments last year.
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