🔥 last news: Tesla shocked the world urgently looking for a substitute for Elon Musk. Just 5 minutes later, Tim Cook sent a surprising message to Tesla. Details under the comment.
This week the worldwide entrepreneurial panorama was shaken by the news that the Tesla electric vehicle giant would have started an ambitious search for a new CEO to replace its iconic leader, Elon Musk. The news, reported first by the Wall Street Journal, shocked the financial markets: the Tesla actions recorded volatile fluctuations, while investors confronted the implications of a future without Musk at the helm. To throw petrol on the fire, the CEO of Apple Tim Cook would have sent an unexpected message to Tesla a few minutes after the announcement, unleashing intense speculations on the reasons behind its proposal and on its potential impact on the technological sector.
The decision to evaluate a transition of the CEO comes in a turbulent moment for Tesla. In 2025 the company had to face growing challenges, including a 71% drop in profits in the first quarter and a 9% drop in revenues compared to the previous year. Since January, the Tesla shares have collapsed by over 40%, spotting a significant part of the market value and arousing concerns among the shareholders regarding the company’s strategic direction. The division of Musk’s attention between Tesla, Spacex, Xai, Neuralink and his controversial role in the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge) of the Trump Administration have aroused heavy criticism. His political involvement, in particular his leadership in Doge, has alienated a part of Tesla customers, with protests and vandalism reported at the Tesla dealerships all over the world. Some owners have even come to sell their vehicles or decorate them with bumper stickers who denigrate Musk’s actions.
According to sources aware of the matter, the Board of Directors of Tesla has started contacting several weeks ago research company to identify potential candidates for CEO’s position. According to reports, the Board of Directors urged Musk to return to concentrate on Tesla and publicly commit himself to prioritize the company, a request that has not resisted. However, both Musk and the president of Tesla, Robyn Denholm, quickly denied the article of the Wall Street Journal; Denholm called him “absolutely false” in a statement published on X. He underlined that Musk remains the CEO and that the Board of Directors has “great confidence” in his leadership. Musk himself turned to X to attack the Journal, accusing him of a “serious ethical violation” for not having included the denial of the Council in his initial relationship. Despite these denials, the market reaction and the speculations in progress suggest that the advice could prepare for a post-musk era, even if the research is still in its initial stages.
The complexity of the task of replacing Musk is undeniable. As a revolutionary visionary, Musk has been synonymous with the Tesla brand since its inception, feeding its rise to become the most precious car manufacturer in the world. Tesla’s ambitious investments in electric vehicles, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence have distinguished the company, but its recent attention to projects such as robotaxi and humanoid robots has aroused criticism for neglecting its core business in the electric vehicles sector. Analysts argue that Tesla needs a leader capable of perfecting operations and increasing production efficiently, quality that remember Apple’s Tim Cook, which has transformed Apple into a worldwide power after Steve Jobs’ death. According to recently hypothesized by Business Insider, a “TIM Cook -style CEO” could stabilize Tesla’s activities, an opinion shared by some investors.
A few minutes after the spread of the news of the research of the CEO of Tesla, Tim Cook sent a message to the Board of Directors of Tesla, whose content remains secret. This unexpected decision has fueled widespread speculations. Some believe that Cook could offer strategic advice, given its experience in managing a complex global supply chain and in the management of market pressure. Others hypothesize that Cook’s message could allude to a possible collaboration between Apple and Tesla, especially in the field of autonomous driving or artificial intelligence, an area in which both companies have great ambitions. It is even assumed that Cook itself can be interested in a position in Tesla, even if this seems unlikely given its strong position in Apple.
The world of technology is now full of questions: who could replace Musk? Names like Tom Zhu, director of Tesla in China; John Krafcik, ex CEO of Waymo; And Gwynne Shutwell, president of Spacex, emerged as possible candidates, but neither of them is considered able to equal the unique combination of charisma and innovation of Musk. Will Cook’s message redefine Tesla’s trajectory? Will Tesla be able to recover its position despite the decline in sales and the deterioration of the brand? While the saga develops, one thing is clear: the world looks forward to Tesla’s next move, and the stakes have never been so high.
