The company logo is shown at the top of a supercharger for Tesla automobiles near shops in Boulder, Colorado, US, Feb 25, 2021. (DAVID ZALUBOWSKI, FILE / AP)

Another wave of layoffs are coming at electric-car maker Tesla Inc in the next quarter, news website Electrek reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

Tesla is also going to freeze hiring, according to the report. The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Shares of Tesla rose 1 percent to $139.25 in trading before the bell.

The reported move comes at a time when Tesla investors have raised concerns over Chief Executive Elon Musk's distraction with managing Twitter, the social media platform he bought for $44 billion in October.

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Musk in June said Tesla would reduce its salaried workforce by roughly 10 percent over the next three months.