Calm Waters Allow Tesla Expansion to Continue

With an apparent settlement reached with disgruntled co-founder Martin Eberhard, Tesla Motors is moving forward once more with fresh talent and new planning.  Among the new hires is John Walker, a former Audi sales manager who will now serve as Tesla’s North American sales VP.

Somewhat more interesting is the arrival of Ricardo Reyes as communications VP.  Reyes has served in DC lobbying, federal trade services, and in business consulting.  His most notable post was as Google’s communications director, managing the popular YouTube online network.

Tesla is now in the process of choosing a site to serve as a developmental center for the Model S sedan.  The new plant will be in Southern California and would be a lucrative score for the optioned city.  The plant will employ up to twelve hundred and manufacture twenty thousand vehicles a year.