Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, the head of Tesla’s sales and manufacturing operations in North America and Europe, multiple outlets reported Thursday. The apparent expulsion of the top exec comes as the billionaire’s car company flounders under plummeting sales in both the U.

Tesla's European sales have plummeted for the fifth consecutive month in May, despite a booming EV market. Discover the reasons behind this surprising decline and what it means for the automaker's future.

Elon Musk's electric vehicle company registered its fifth straight month of decreasing sales compared to last year, according to Reuters. Tesla sales fell 27.9 percent year-over-y