July 15 (Reuters) - Tesla's top sales executive

in North America, Troy Jones, has left the electric vehicle

maker in the latest senior departure at the company, the Wall

Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with

the matter.

The vice president of sales, service and delivery in North

America - Tesla's biggest market - Jones has been with the

company for 15 years.

Tesla and Jones did not immediately respond to Reuters'

requests for comment.

Shares of Tesla fell more than 1% following the report.

The reported exit comes at a time when Tesla is grappling

with flagging sales, as demand in Europe and North America

crumble amid Tesla's aging vehicle line-up and increased

competition from rivals offering more affordable alternatives.

Tesla has seen a wave of high-level executive departures

since early last year, including key figures like CEO Elon

Musk's confidant, Omead Afshar, chief battery engineer Drew

Baglino and global public policy head Rohan Patel.

The head of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot team, Milan

Kovac, announced he was leaving in June, and top battery

executive Vineet Mehta did so in May.

Their departures, along with others in legal and supply

chain leadership, have raised questions about internal stability

at the company as it navigates a sales slump and a shift to

robotics and self-driving technology.