Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk A licensed Omead AFSHAR, vice-president of manufacturer and operations of the automaker, confirmed CNBC, after the drop in car sales on key markets this year.

AFSHAR, who reported Musk directly, led a team of more than half a dozen high-level employees, according to the internal organizational records visualized by CNBC.

Forbes First reported that Fahar had been dismissed by Musk. Bloomberg reported earlier than Fahar had left the business.

The leaders of the AFSHAR team included Troy Jones, who is vice-president of North American sales of Tesla, and Joe Ward, vice-president of the region of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Karen Steakley, who now directs the development and business policy for Tesla, also served as director of legislative affairs for the Texas Republican Governor, Greg Abbott, the post of director of legislative affairs for the Republican Governor of Texas.

CNBC contacted AFSHAR and other Tesla leaders as well as members of the board of directors. They did not immediately respond to requests for comments.

AFSHAR was the subject of an internal investigation in Tesla in 2022, Bloomberg reported Who had focused on his hard -to -obtain building materials orders, including a type of special glass for a secret project for Musk.

Following this investigation, AFSHAR also worked for SpaceX, the aerospace and defense entrepreneur of Musk, but had returned to Tesla and was promoted to the role of the vice-president.

AFSHAR’s profile on X still says he’s in Tesla and this week he congratulated Musk after the launch of the company Robotaxi Pilot of the company in Austin, Texas, writing“Thank you, Elon, for pushing us all!”

AFSHAR’s termination follows the resignation of Milan KovacPreviously responsible for the OPTIMUS HUMANOID ROBOTICS program in Tesla, earlier this month. Kovac said in an article on X that he was leaving to spend more time with his family. Musk thanked Kovac publicly for his work.

Tesla’s equity price is down 19% this year, seriously underperforming the Nasdaq and most of its Megacap technical peers.

Tesla New car sales in Europe fell for a fifth consecutive month in May, according to data Posted Wednesday at the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA, as a swivel customers of European brands and cheaper Chinese electric vehicles.

The company has been faced with a brand and reputation damage in the past year, largely due to Muskincendiary rhetoric and political activity. Musk spent nearly $ 300 million to help elect US President Donald Trump To a second term, then led an initiative to reduce federal agencies and their resources.

Musk has also formally approved and promoted the AFD anti-immigrant German party.

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