Elon Musk would have dismissed Omead AFSHAR, responsible for the manufacture and operations of Tesla in North America and Europe, according to Forbes. Both CNBC And Bloomberg corroborated the report. AFSHAR’s release follows Milan Kovac, the engineering manager on the Tesla Optimus robot, who Leaving the company in early June.
AFSHAR was promoted in the role of last year, Bloomberg reportsAfter having worked for several companies belonging to musks since 2017. The time of its release is not particularly surprising given the problems that Tesla was faced with the sale of cars. Sales in Europe have decreased for a fifth consecutive month and the European association of car manufacturers REports that New Teslas registrations Fat dropped by almost 41% in May. The company is also in difficulty in China, where sales dropped by 15% in the same month.
While Musk seems to be responsible, the blame is clearly at the feet of Musk. Help The re-election of President Donald Trump in the United States, managing efforts to reduce destructive costs after his election and generally maintaining a harmful public presence struck Musk and his businesses. While SpaceX still benefits from government contracts, Tesla sales are vulnerable to public opinion, something Tesla withdrawal movement took advantage of its advantage with demonstrations outside the dealerships of the company.
AFSHAR’s dismissal, leaving its position in the American government and launching the Robotaxi service from Tesla to Austin are all different attempts by Musk to change the story around Tesla. It is not yet clear if they will really help.
