The news was as exuberant as usual – but the matter was crystal clear: he was leaving the US car manufacturer Tesla After eight years, the head of Tesla’s Cybertruck program, Siddhant Awasthi, announced late Sunday on LinkedIn
. Awasthi, who began his career at Tesla as an intern, accompanied the construction of the Cybertruck from the beginning and was most recently responsible for product strategy, quality improvements and the management of the associated supply chain.
Graduate Awasthi was not alone. A few hours later announced
The program manager Emmanuel Lamacchia, who is responsible for the Model Y, also said goodbye, which was also reported by various media reported.
These are just the latest reports in a wave of exodus of executives from the car manufacturer, which has recently come under pressure due to declining sales in many areas of the world. One of the managers who turned their backs on Tesla in recent months was the sales manager for the North American market Troy Jones
, the head of the team for Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus Milan Kovac
as well as the leading battery manager Vineet Mehta
.
As one of Elon Musk’s (64) most prominent employees, Omead Afshar, the vice president responsible for manufacturing and operations, also left the company in the summer. According to press reports, he was fired by Musk.
Tesla is in a phase of change and has recently seen massive sales – among other things in view of Musk’s controversial political commitment, growing competition and the lack of real product innovations come under pressure.
The car manufacturer is also facing several problems with its door locks exposed to lawsuits,
where passengers were unable to free themselves from the car after an accident.
However, at the general meeting at the beginning of November, Musk managed to once again get the majority of shareholder votes for his plans for the car manufacturer to unite. At its center, the humanoid robot Optimus plays a central role – electric cars, it seems, are now less important for Tesla boss Musk.