Overview

• Troy Jones, Tesla’s vice president of sales and service in North America, left after more than 15 years, marking the latest in a wave of senior exits.
• Deliveries of the Model S plunged 70.9% year-on-year in Q2 to 1,435 units, according to Cox Automotive data.
• Tesla opened its first showroom in Mumbai this week, listing the Model Y at a starting price of about $71,200 ahead of expected deliveries later this quarter.
• The company expanded its Austin robotaxi pilot’s geofenced area and is preparing for a broader San Francisco Bay Area rollout pending regulatory approval.
• Mid-June updates to the Model S and X raised their prices by $5,000 and Tesla also introduced a lower-cost Cybertruck variant to diversify its lineup.