As Musk spent time heading the Department of Government Efficiency, the board explored a search for a new leader.

Tesla Inc.’s board of directors took steps toward finding Chief Executive Elon Musk’s successor earlier this month, as the EV ...

With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.

Tesla board members last month reached out to several executive search firms to look for a successor for CEO Elon Musk, the ...