Tesla in turmoil over Musk's interview with New York Times
by James F. Peltz and Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times
Aug 17, 2018
4 minutes
Speculation mounted Friday that Tesla Inc.'s board will hire an executive to run the electric-car maker's daily operations after the erratic behavior of Elon Musk, its billionaire founder and chief executive, roiled the company and its stock price.
Musk raised new questions about his leadership in an interview with The New York Times Thursday. Musk was described as alternating "between laughter and tears" as he discussed an intense work schedule and health problems during what he called an "excruciating" year.
Musk is juggling assembly problems and huge financial losses in ramping up production of Tesla's Model 3 sedan. Musk - who is also founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX -
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