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,

Elon Musk has reportedly fired Omead Afshar, the head of Tesla’s North American and Europe operations and a longtime top ally, after a prolonged sales slump across the two regions.