Top managers at Teslaresponsible for Cybertruck– and Model Yprograms, have resigned from their positions in consecutive announcements over the past weekend.
Siddhant Awasthimanager of Cybertruckannounced his departure on Sunday night (9). He started at Tesla as an intern and worked his way up to manager of Cybertruck-division. Most recently, he had also taken over the management of Model 3– the program.
Just hours after Awasthi’s announcement, the manager announced the Model Y, Emmanuel Lamacchiaalso his departure. Lamacchia, who had been with Tesla for approximately eight years, oversaw the production and international launch of Model Y at all factories.
Tesla has lost several top managers in the past year, including Daniel Howho led the launch of Model 3and David Zhangwho led the divisions for Models S and X.
Troy JonesTesla’s top North American sales executive, left the company in July. He had worked in the company for 15 years according to The Wall Street Journal. His departure came less than a month later Omead AfsharElon Musk’s top adviser, left.
A few months ago lost Tesla also Jenna FerruaHR manager for the North American division. Milan Kovacthe company’s top AI manager, also left the company earlier this year.
Elon Musk’s company has had a turbulent year, marked by repeated declines in sales of electric cars since the start of 2025.
This decline is attributed to the increased competition in electric cars, especially from Chinese companies such as BYD. It should be noted that Musk had previously scoffed at the idea that BYD could ever become a competitor.
Furthermore, Musk’s short (and controversial) tenure as director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a White House program focused on cost reduction, has had a negative effect not only on his personal image, but also on Teslas reputation.
The collaboration between Musk and the US president Donald Trump sparked a wave of criticism and led to a boycott campaign against Tesla and other companies owned by the billionaire such as X (previous Twitter) and xAIwhich is behind the AI tool Grok.
Still, Musk appears to remain a bet for Teslas future. It appears that he plans to deprioritize Tesla’s electric cars in favor of investing in robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous taxis – something that seems to please investors.
During a meeting last week, shareholders approved a $1 trillion bonus for Musk if he meets a set of goals for the company’s growth.
The entrepreneur even threatened to leave his CEO position if the record-breaking bonus was not approved, while Tesla’s chairman Robyn Denholm issued a letter to shareholders in which she emphasized Musk’s importance to the company and explained that the bonus was intended to retain his “talent”.
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