Tesla reportedly fired Omead Afshar, its head of North American and European operations, in June following a massive drop in European EV deliveries. Afshar, who joined Tesla in 2017, was just promoted to the position in November. The Wall Street Journal described Afshar as one of Musk's closest confidants at the company.

The Trump administration is reportedly looking for alternatives to Musk’s SpaceX as contractor for its Golden Dome missile defense system.

Tesla's profits plunged 16% over a three-month stretch ending in June. Analysts discuss CEO Elon Musk's role in this dip.