Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon Musk

Wall Street Journal article saying headhunters were contacted is absolutely false', says company chair

Tesla has denied a report that its board sought to replace Elon Musk as its chief executive amid a backlash against his rightwing politics and declining car sales.

Robyn Denholm, the chair of the board at the electric carmaker, said in a statement on Tesla's social media account on X: Earlier today, there was a media report erroneously claiming that the Tesla Board had contacted recruitment firms to initiate a CEO search at the company.