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Top Execs Fleeing Tesla as Dark Clouds Grow

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-18 07:41:14

Another top executive has quit Tesla as the automaker continues a dicey and high-stakes spiral. The Wall Street Journal reports that Troy Jones, Tesla's vice president of sales, service and delivery in North America — its largest market — suddenly packed his bags after 15 years at the company. It's unclear at this point if the decision was his; at Tesla, heads can roll depending on the whims of CEO Elon Musk. Jones' exit comes during a particularly tumultuous time for the EV brand, which is su

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Tesla recently lost two key execs

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-16 21:15:18

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Yesterday, reports from Forbes and CNBC said that Musk had fired Omead Afshar, who formerly led operations in North America and Europe and was a close confidant of Musk’s. (Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal also reported that Afshar left the company, but did not say he was fired.) The firing follows a major slump in sales for Tesla’s automotive business – last quarter, rev

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Tesla loses key execs but hires a new one from GM’s failed robotaxi company

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-17 17:43:30

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. There’s some executive shuffling going on at Tesla. Two key leaders have left recently – one of them being fired by CEO Elon Musk – but the company also hired an exec from Cruise, GM’s failed robotaxi company. Yesterday, reports from Forbes and CNBC said that Musk had fired Omead Afshar, who formerly led operations in North America and Europe and was a close confidant of Musk

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As Tesla sales fall, Elon Musk fires top manufacturing executive

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-08-18 01:47:00

What just happened? What is a CEO to do when a company's sales continue to fall? If you're Elon Musk, the answer is to fire your vice president of manufacturing and operations in North America and Europe. Omead Afshar was promoted to the role in 2024, having joined the company in 2017 and spending years working in "the office of the CEO." After Bloomberg reported that Afshar had left the EV giant, Forbes wrote that he had been fired by Musk. The billionaire had previously praised Afshar for lea

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Elon Musk reportedly fired a key Tesla executive following another month of flagging sales

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-19 09:51:18

Elon Musk has reportedly fired Omead Afshar, Tesla's head of manufacturing and operations in North America and Europe, according to Forbes. Both CNBC and Bloomberg corroborated the report. Afshar's exit follows Milan Kovac, the head of engineering on Tesla's Optimus robot, who left the company in early June. Afshar was promoted to the role last year, Bloomberg reports, after working for multiple different Musk-owned companies since 2017. The timing of his exit isn't particularly surprising give

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Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-08-19 17:11:18

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., and Omead Afshar, left, leave an event at the site of the company's manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, the automaker's vice president of manufacturing and operations, CNBC has confirmed, following declines in car sales in key markets this year. Afshar, who reported directly to Musk, led a team of more than a half-dozen high level employees, according to internal organi

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Elon Musk reportedly fires Tesla’s top sales exec

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-08-20 01:50:21

Omead Afshar, Tesla’s vice president in charge of sales and manufacturing in North America and Europe, has reportedly been fired by CEO Elon Musk, according to Forbes. It’s not immediately known why Musk fired Afshar, who was one of his top lieutenants and closest confidants at the company. Afshar, Musk, and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment. Afshar’s departure was first reported by Bloomberg News. Afshar was posting support for the limited rollout of Tesla’s robotaxi service in Au

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