He is taking a break from work but is not leaving the company.
The rating for the Model 3, which is lower priced than earlier Tesla models and aimed at giving the Silicon Valley automaker mass market appeal, was part of magazine's annual survey of new vehicle reliability.
Tesla Inc Senior Vice President of Engineering Doug Field is taking a break from work but is not leaving the company, a Tesla spokesman confirmed to Reuters.
“Doug is just taking some time off to recharge and spend time with his family. He has not left Tesla,” the spokesman said on Friday.
Bloomberg had earlier reported that Field was taking a break from the electric car maker.
In April, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet that he had asked Field to manage the company’s engineering and production while Musk focused more time on Model 3 production.
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( Source : reuters )
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