Tesla electrical automobiles exterior the corporate’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, Feb. 24, 2025.
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Tesla Vice President Raj Jegannathan, a 13-year veteran of the automaker, introduced his departure from the corporate on Monday in a LinkedIn publish.
Jegannathan’s most up-to-date position was vp of data expertise, AI infrastructure, enterprise apps and data safety. In his quick LinkedIn publish, Jegannathan wrote, “The journey at Tesla has been certainly one of steady evolution.”
Final yr, Jegannathan was tasked with main the electrical automobile maker’s gross sales workforce after earlier North America gross sales chief Troy Jones was dismissed. Tesla’s core automotive gross sales had been in decline, with its model fame falling partly because of its getting older lineup of EVs, together with a client backlash in opposition to CEO Elon Musk over his incendiary political rhetoric, work for the Trump administration and backing of far-right figures and events around the globe.
Tesla and Jegannathan did not instantly reply to requests for remark.
Tesla’s income for 2025 dropped 3%, declining for the primary time on report. The corporate is below stress to revitalize its EV gross sales, and to lastly ship its long-promised driverless methods and automobiles that may carry passengers round with out requiring a human on the wheel.
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