Overview
- Awasthi announced his departure on X and LinkedIn, thanking Elon Musk and referencing the newly approved $1 trillion compensation package.
- He has led the Cybertruck program since 2022 and added responsibility for the Model 3 in July 2025, with no successor named yet.
- Industry data show 16,907 Cybertrucks sold in the first nine months of 2025, down 38% year over year and far below Musk’s 250,000‑unit annual goal.
- The vehicle has faced roughly ten recalls over two years, including a recent action covering about 6,200 trucks for a potentially loose optional light bar.
- His exit extends a year of senior turnover at Tesla that has included Milan Kovac, Omead Afshar, Troy Jones, Vineet Mehta and Peter Bannon.