Business • Jun 27, 2025

High-Level Tesla executive Omead Afshar departs

Omead Afshar, a top Tesla exec and close ally of Elon Musk, has left the company just as Tesla is dealing with dropping sales and tougher competition in the EV world.
His name has already disappeared from Tesla's internal directory.

TL;DR

Afshar's role at Tesla and the company's focus shift

Afshar joined in 2017 and helped ramp up Model 3 production and build the Austin factory, also overseeing sales in North America and Europe.
He'd recently faced some internal questions about construction material purchases.
His exit comes as Tesla shifts focus to AI and self-driving tech, with robotaxi trials starting in Austin.
The leadership team now includes Musk, CFO Vaibhav Taneja, and SVP Tom Zhu—plus, everyone's waiting on next week's global delivery numbers.