Overview

• Troy Jones, Tesla’s vice president of North America sales and service, left the company after 15 years, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• The departure extends a wave of high-level exits since early last year, including key figures such as Omead Afshar, Jenna Ferrua and Milan Kovac.
• Elon Musk has assumed direct responsibility for Tesla’s sales operations in North America and Europe.
• U.S. deliveries of the Model S fell 70.9% in the second quarter to 1,435 units, highlighting weakness in higher-end models.
• To counter slowing demand, Tesla refreshed its Model S and Model X, introduced a lower-cost Cybertruck variant, opened a showroom in Mumbai and expanded robotaxi service areas.