Ganesh Srivats, who joined Tesla in 2015 and eventually came to be in charge of global growth, is the latest in a [series of top-level executives](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-executives-factbox/factbox-tesla-executive-departures-since-2016-idUSKCN1IG2G2) to step down. His departure comes days before Tesla is set to announce its second quarter earnings. Cheddar's Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec break down the latest.

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Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30. The company reported Thursday that sales in the three months through September rose 7% compared to the same period a year ago. The gain follows two quarters of steep declines as people turned off by CEO Elon Musk’s foray into right-wing politics avoided buying his company’s cars and even protested at some dealerships. Sales rose to 497,099 vehicles, compared with 462,890 in the same period last year.
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