Tesla’s prime gross sales government in North America, Troy Jones, has left the electrical automobile maker within the newest senior departure on the firm, the Wall Road Journal reported Tuesday, citing individuals accustomed to the matter.
The vice chairman of gross sales, service and supply in North America – Tesla’s largest market – Jones has been with the corporate for 15 years.
Tesla and Jones didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark.
Shares of Tesla fell greater than 1% following the report.
The reported exit comes at a time when Tesla is grappling with flagging gross sales, as demand in Europe and North America crumble amid Tesla’s growing old automobile line-up and elevated competitors from rivals providing extra inexpensive alternate options.
Tesla has seen a wave of high-level government departures since early final yr, together with key figures like CEO Elon Musk’s confidant, Omead Afshar, chief battery engineer Drew Baglino and international public coverage head Rohan Patel.
The top of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robotic workforce, Milan Kovac, introduced he was leaving in June, and prime battery government Vineet Mehta did so in Might.
Their departures, together with others in authorized and provide chain management, have raised questions on inside stability on the firm because it navigates a gross sales droop and a shift to robotics and self-driving know-how.
