BENGALURU – Mr Elon Musk is thinning Tesla’s senior management and laying off hundreds more employees, frustrated by falling sales and the pace of layoffs so far, The Information reported on April 30, citing an e-mail sent by the chief executive to senior executives.

Ms Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the electric vehicle maker’s Supercharger business, and Mr Daniel Ho, head of new products, will leave on the morning of April 30, The Information reported.

In the e-mail, Mr Musk also said he would dismiss everyone working for Ms Tinucci and Mr Ho, including the roughly 500 employees who work in the Supercharger group, The Information said.

“Hopefully these actions are making it clear that we need to be absolutely hard core about headcount and cost reduction,” Mr Musk wrote in the e-mail, the report said. “While some on exec staff are taking this seriously, most are not yet doing so.”

Tesla’s public policy team, which was led by former executive Rohan Patel, will also be dissolved, according to the report.

Tesla did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Earlier in April, Tesla ordered the layoffs of more than 10 per cent of its global workforce, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles.

Two senior leaders, battery development chief Drew Baglino and Mr Patel also announced their departures, drawing posts of thanks from Mr Musk, although some investors were concerned. REUTERS