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Tesla’s Cybertruck chief Siddhant Awasthi departs after eight years
Tesla’s new Cybertruck is shown on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, California, on Dec. 9, 2023.
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Tesla’s head of the Cybertruck program, Siddhant Awasthi, said late on Sunday that he is leaving the U.S. electric vehicle maker after more than eight years with the company.
Awasthi, who began his Tesla journey as an intern, most recently oversaw the Cybertruck program from its engineering phase to large-scale production, leading efforts in product strategy, quality enhancements, and supply chain management, according to his LinkedIn profile.
In addition to heading the Cybertruck initiative, he also took on leadership of Tesla’s Model 3 program last July.
“Eight years ago, when I started as an intern, I never dreamed I’d one day have the opportunity to lead the Cybertruck program and bring it to reality,” Awasthi wrote in a LinkedIn post late Sunday.
The Elon Musk-led automaker posted record deliveries in the third quarter, driven by a rush of U.S. buyers trying to grab a $7,500 tax credit before it expired on September 30. However, analysts expect a sharp slump in the fourth quarter as the incentive for EV purchases vanishes.
Sales of the Cybertruck have faced challenges, with Tesla offering thousands of dollars in discounts on inventory vehicles in recent months.
A U.S. recall filing in March indicated that 46,096 Cybertrucks had been produced between the vehicle’s introduction in November 2023 and early this year.
