Nikola Layoff — April 2025
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed February 19, 2025View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: El Molino Street Fontana, CA · 6 locations (San Bernardino County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 19, 2025.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
Nikola Corp. said it intends to lay off 855 workers in Arizona as the company enters a bankruptcy phase. The cuts affect Nikola's Arizona workforce and come as the manufacturer of electric and hydrogen heavy trucks moves into bankruptcy proceedings. The announcement signals significant reductions in the company's regional operations amid financial distress, though no specific dates or affected departments were provided. The article frames the layoffs as part of Nikola's broader struggles after earlier highs in its growth trajectory.
Nikola disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on February 19, 2025. The notice covers 51 employees in El Molino Street Fontana, CA (San Bernardino County), with the layoff effective April 21, 2025.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 6 CA communities: East Guasti Road Ontario, El Molino Street Fontana, Freeway Drive Santa Fe Springs, Gaylord Street Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs, Stillwater Road West Sacramento.
That is roughly 6.4% of the 800 people Nikola employs.
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