Tesla’s head of the Cybertruck and Model 3 products, Siddhant Awasthi, has left the company after eight years, he announced on LinkedIn on Nov. 9.
Awasthi joined Tesla as an intern in 2017 and held various engineering and program management roles before taking over the Cybertruck program in 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile. As head of the program for the electric pickup truck, he oversaw end-to-end development from engineering to launch, “which involves developing product roadmap and cross-functional coordination for design, engineering, production, service and finance,” he said on his LinkedIn.
In July, following more than a year of underwhelming Cybertruck sales, he added managing the Model 3 program to his responsibilities.
The Cybertruck has faced challenges since its introduction to the market in November 2023, including more than 10 recalls of the 2024 model alone and lower-than-anticipated demand. Tesla responded with a series of discounts on the Cybertruck and also slowed its production.
According to data from Cox Automotive, Tesla sold 5,385 Cybertrucks in Q3 2025, compared to 14,416 sold in Q3 2024 — a year-over-year decline of almost 63%. With 16,097 Cybertrucks sold in the first three quarters of 2025, the company is on track to sell far fewer than the 250,000 trucks per year CEO Elon Musk originally predicted in early 2024.
Aswathi’s departure comes as Tesla’s dominance over the broader EV market continues to wane, with legacy automakers expanding their EV portfolios and offering more affordable models. As of Q3, Tesla held 41% of the U.S. EV market, down from a market share of nearly 80% in 2021.
In its Q3 earnings report, Tesla posted a 40% decline in profits even as its EV sales rose on a year-over-year basis, bolstered in part by the Sept. 30 expiration of the federal EV tax credit.
Awasthi did not specify his future plans in his LinkedIn post, and Tesla has not announced who will succeed him.
