Omead Afshar, Tesla’s head of manufacturing and operations, has been fired from the company by CEO Elon Musk after declining car sales.

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has assumed oversight of sales in Europe and the US, leaving deputy and senior vice president Tom Zhu over Asia, following the high profile departure of Omead Afshar,

Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired one of his trusted aides, Omead Afshar. Promoted less than a year ago, Afshar served as the president for manufacturing and operations at the car company.