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.

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,

Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired one of his trusted aides, Omead Afshar. Promoted less than a year ago, Afshar served as the president for manufacturing and operations at the car company.