Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk left an event on Monday, January 7, 2019 at the site of the company’s manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk CNBC has fired Omead Afshar, vice president of manufacturing and operations at automakers, since confirming that auto sales in major markets have fallen this year.
According to the internal organization chart viewed by CNBC, Afshar, who reported directly to Musk, led a team of more than six senior employees.
Forbes First, Afshar was rejected by Musk. Bloomberg Earlier reports said that AFSHAR had left the company.
Executives on the AFSHAR team include Troy Jones, Tesla’s vice president of North American sales, and Joe Ward, vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Karen Steakley is also his team, who now leads Tesla’s business development and policy, and has previously served as deputy director of legislative affairs for Greg Abbott, Republican Governor of Texas.
CNBC contacted AFSHAR and other Tesla executives and board members. They did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Afshar is the subject of an internal investigation at Tesla in 2022 Report, It focuses on the orders of building materials that he has difficulty obtaining, including a special type of glass for Musk’s secret project.
Following this investigation, Afshar also worked at SpaceX, aerospace and defense contractor in Musk, but returned to Tesla and promoted to vice presidential position.
Afshar’s profile on X still says he’s at Tesla writing“Thank you, Elon, for pushing us all!”
Afshar’s termination comes after resignation Milan Kovakformerly the head of Tesla Optimus Prime Human Robot Program at the beginning of this month. Kovak said in an article on X that he was leaving to spend more time with his family. Musk publicly thanks Kovak for his work.
Tesla’s shares fell 19% this year, underperforming, with Nasdaq and its majority of its Megacap technology peers.
Tesla according to data The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) published Wednesday as a client with European brands and Cheap Chinese electric cars.
The company has faced brand and reputation losses over the past year, mainly due to Muskinflammatory speech and political activities. Musk spent nearly $300 million to help elect U.S. president Donald Trump By the second term, then lead an initiative to cut federal agencies and their resources.
Musk also formally recognized and promoted the German far-right anti-immigrant AFD party.
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