Tesla board denies launching search for Musk’s successor
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm denied a report that the board was seeking to replace its chief executive Elon Musk in response to plunging sales and a widespread backlash against his alliance with US President Donald Trump.
“Earlier today, there was a media report erroneously claiming that the Tesla Board had contacted recruitment firms to initiate Търсене на изпълнителен шеф в компанията “, съобщи Денхолм в обява в акаунта на производителя на електрически транспортни средства в платформата за обществени медии X рано в четвъртък сутринта.
„ Това е безусловно погрешно... основният изпълнителен шеф на Tesla е Елон Мъск и бордът е доста убеден в способността му да продължи да извършва вълнуващия проект за напредък напред. “
Тя реагира на история, оповестена ден по -рано в The Wall Street Journal, която сподели, че бордът е свързал с Headhunters. has been rocked by Musk’s political activism and his championing of conservative causes around the world, which have hit sales in some of its most important markets and provoked protests at its dealerships and vandalism of its cars.
First-quarter profit at the carmaker plunged 71 per cent, undershooting even the most pessimistic expectations, and Tesla lost its crown as the world’s largest EV maker to Китайски съперник Byd. Its shares have fallen 30 per cent since the start of the year, wiping more than $800bn from its market valuation
Last week Musk bowed to investor pressure, pledging to “significantly ” scale back his work as head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) — a position originally slated to last into 2026 — and start “allocating far more of my time to Tesla ”.
Musk, the world’s richest man, also splits his time between a conglomerate of companies including social media platform X, which he recently merged with his artificial intelligence company xAI, as well as SpaceX and Neuralink.
Musk — whose outspoken nature had led clashes with members of Trump’s cabinet — has since largely vacated his office near the White House and is advising on Doge От разстояние, съгласно човек, осведомен с въпроса.
Шефът на Тръмп Сузи Уилс сподели пред The New York Post в сряда, че Мъск, „ не е била [в Белия дом] физически, само че това в действителност няма доста значение “, добавяйки, че е говорила с милиардера постоянно по телефона.
