Elon Musk Dispatches Tesla's 'Fireman' To China Amid Slowing Sales; Tom Zhu, One Of The Three Executives Named On Tesla's Website, Comes Back To China As Carmaker Seeks To Launch Autopilot Features There
Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | May 07, 2024 11:55am
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/elon-musk-dispatches-teslas-fireman-to-china-amid-slowing-sales-82228b45?page=1
SINGAPORE–When Elon Musk made a surprise visit last month to Beijing, the Tesla chief executive brought along a trusted lieutenant: Tom Zhu, the company's former China head who had skyrocketed through the ranks as a turnaround guru.
Now, Zhu—one of just three senior executives including Musk currently named on Tesla's website—is getting deployed from Tesla's Texas headquarters back to China at a vulnerable time for the world's most valuable automaker, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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