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AP with Indrabati Lahiri

Musk vows to step back from DOGE job and put more time into Tesla

Musk said on a conference call with analysts on Tuesday that “now that the major work of establishing Department of Government Efficiency is done,” that he will be “allocating far more of my time to Tesla” starting in May. Musk said he now expects to spend just “a day or two per week on government matters”.

Tesla struggled to sell vehicles as the company faced angry protests over Musk's leadership of DOGE, a jobs-cutting group that has divided the country. The Austin, Texas, company reported a 71% drop in profits and a 9% decline in revenue for the first quarter.

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