November 11, 2025
Two PMs walk out. Internet melts down
The Head of the Cybertruck Program Quit Tesla. Model Y Leader Left Hours Later
Two bosses bail, fans cry “implosion,” loyalists roll eyes
TLDR: Two Tesla program bosses quit hours apart as Cybertruck sales and recalls fuel nerves. Comments split between “Tesla’s imploding” and “this is normal turnover,” with extra spice from jokes about 996 work culture and Elon’s trillionaire ambitions—why it matters: confidence in Tesla’s leadership is the real battleground.
Two Tesla program bosses peaced out within hours—Cybertruck chief Siddhant Awasthi and Model Y leader Emmanuel Lamacchia—and the internet immediately turned into a split-screen drama. Doom-posters pointed to the rough quarter: only 5,385 Cybertrucks sold (down 63%), recalls for too-bright headlights and a falling trim piece, plus rumors SpaceX and xAI are buying up extra trucks Electrek. Cue: “Tesla smells like an implosion.”
On the other side, eye-rollers said, “Two managers left a company with 125k employees—this is normal.” Program managers aren’t CEOs; they wrangle schedules and teams. Commenters like [650] waved off the meltdown, saying the article is overblown and PMs aren’t kingmakers. Meanwhile, meme lords went for the popcorn: one joked Awasthi got his green card and dipped on 996 (code for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week), cashing out those TSLA gains.
Fans also dragged in broader Tesla chaos: Elon’s “corporate terrorists” line from the last earnings call, shareholders pledging him a path to trillionaire status, and a pivot to robotaxis and humanoid robots Reuters. Some argue exits are a red flag after other senior folks left; others say it’s the usual turnover at a company trying to morph from cars to robots. Either way, the comments are the real ride—half apocalypse, half shrug, all drama.
Key Points
- •Tesla’s Cybertruck program manager Siddhant Awasthi announced his departure via LinkedIn.
- •Reuters reported Model Y program manager Emmanuel Lamacchia left Tesla hours after Awasthi.
- •Tesla sold 5,385 Cybertrucks in Q3, a 63% drop compared to the same point in 2024.
- •Recent Cybertruck recalls affected about 63,000 units for headlights and 46,000 units for a trim issue.
- •Shareholders pledged Elon Musk’s pay package contingent on goals, including deploying 1 million robotaxis and 1 million humanoid robots.