Probably a good call at this point, since Musk has turned into a smoldering MAGA bag of turds and damaged the Tesla brand beyond recognition. Seems like they wouldn't make a move like this unless they were serious about telling Musk "you're fired". Tesla’s board began the process to replace Elon Musk as CEO | CNN Business Tesla’s board in March contacted multiple executive placement firms to begin a search process for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk at the helm of the embattled electric car company, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday night, citing multiple anonymous sources. It’s not clear what the time table would have been for Musk’s ouster or whether those search efforts remain in place, the Journal reported.