Troy Jones, Tesla’s Vice President of Sales, Service, and Delivery for North America, has left the company after 15 years

Tesla applied for a new sales license with China’s Ministry of Information Technology for a longer range Model 3 Plus sedan. Likewise, it applied for a license for the Model YL, a longer version of the electric SUV with three rows of seats. The licenses were first reported in CarNewsChina.

Troy Jones’s exit after 15 years is the latest departure at Elon Musk’s electric-car company.

General Motors has accelerated EV sales and market share while Texas-based Tesla cratered this spring due to criticism of Musk.

Tesla has launched its Model Y in India, priced at ₹60 lakh, amid high import tariffs. While the entry is strategic, analysts believe the immediate impact on sales and stock may be limited, but long-term potential exists in India's growing EV market.

Tesla faces a pivotal moment as key North American sales executive Troy Jones departs amid growing competition, leadership shakeups, and a challenging EV market.”

Troy Jones, vice president of sales, service and delivery in Tesla’s North American market, left the firm after 15 years, a new report says

Caught between a collapse in sales and punishing tariffs, the automaker is making a dramatic pivot, creating a bizarre pricing situation and leaving recent buyers with a serious case of regret.

Following a disappointing first quarter that included a 71% dip in profit and 13% drop in sales, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to leave Washington, D.C., to focus on steering his companies. His move came after a public falling-out with President Donald Trump, who had criticized Musk’s business strategies.

Tesla's top sales executive in North America, Troy Jones, has left the electric vehicle maker in the latest senior departure at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

With its sales cratering in the West, the electric vehicle giant is making a high-stakes pivot to the world's third-largest auto market.

Sales of Tesla’s Cybertruck have plummeted from their peak last year, to the point that the hulking (and expensive) GMC Hummer EV outsold the polarizing steel-clad curiosity in the second quarter.