Elon Musk dismissed Omead AFSHAR, the TESLA sales and manufacturing operations manager in North America and Europe, several points of sale reported on Thursday. The apparent expulsion of the higher executive comes as the billionaire automotive company is wading under the fall of sales in the United States and the EU.
AFSHAR, who was considered one of the most senior executives in the company, said directly to Musk and also worked at Musk’s Rocket Company, SpaceX. Bloomberg Thursday reported That Fahar had “left” the company, but did not provide details on why. Shortly after, Forbes reported that Far had been released by Musk, citing sources with knowledge of the situation. CNBC later pretended to have confirmed the news. Gizmodo contacted Tesla for more information.
The circumstances surrounding the departure of AFSHAR are not clear (and, once again, the company has not yet confirmed its dismissal), although there are many reasons why MUSK could be angry with the sales operations of its business. In recent months, the number of people buying musk cars has continued to lower at an amazing pace. In April, Automotive News reported that Tesla sales had Fallen 16% in the United Statesfrom one year to the next. Wednesday, Cox Automotive, which provides automobile dealers with Business Intelligence, projected that Tesla sales should decrease 21% during this quarter.
Tesla has also seen humiliating losses across Europe. Wednesday, the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that Testlas sales in 30 European countries fell 28% in May. This has continued a trend that has been built for some time. Throughout the first part of this year, the sales of the car fell two figures all over the continent – a crat that represents the The greatest drop in sales in business history.
Ironically, many spectators have attributed Tesla’s difficulties musc himselfIncluding political activities – in the United States and Europe – have made a lot of people angry and inspired hatred against him and his businesses. More specifically, the role of Musk in DOGE, the initiative of the Trump administration to reduce the federal government, as well as its interference in European policy, have returned a target to its (and that of Tesla). In the United States, the #Teslatakedown protest the movement I saw thousands of Americans going down the street to denounce the role of Musk in the White House, while in Europe, Demonstrations against Musk also took place.
There are, of course, other potential factors in Tesla’s sales numbers. In Europe, increased competition from Chinese manufacturers and more recent EV brands means problems for the company. It’s a No more market saturated by EV In Europe these days that when Tesla originally entered the game and, with more choices, there are more opportunities for customers to say “no thank you” to the billionaire brand.
