Lucid Group on Wednesday introduced the opening of its second manufacturing stage at its meeting plant in Casa Grande, Arizona—setting the stage for ramping up manufacturing of the Gravity electrical SUV later this 12 months.
Whereas the second manufacturing stage will assist permit greater manufacturing ranges of its Gravity, in addition to the Air electrical sedan, it additionally teased what that second stage will assist allow sooner or later: a considerably smaller electrical SUV, doubtless in regards to the dimension of the Tesla Mannequin Y, referred to as “Mission Midsize,” was proven in a presentation on the manufacturing facility occasion.
That is the Lucid ‘Mission Midsize’, the third #EV @LucidMotors expects to launch … after the Gravity SUV, for which deliveries are to start late this 12 months.
Per CEO Peter Rawlinson, engineering prototypes exist already. It will be Lucid’s Mannequin Y, in case you like. No timing mentioned. pic.twitter.com/D6MsGa99O2
— John ‘legacy blue examine’ Voelcker (@johnvoelcker) January 24, 2024
Lucid’s shareholder deck and CEO Peter Rawlinson have alluded to the creation of lower-priced, midsize fashions.
Inside a number of years it would go hand-in-hand with Lucid’s growth. Based on Lucid, the three million-square-foot manufacturing facility and warehouse will convey a common meeting line, expanded physique and paint retailers, a logistics heart, cost-cutting vertically built-in stamping, and extra, in addition to an expanded powertrain facility.
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Lucid Gravity
Final June, Lucid inked a provide settlement with Aston Martin that may pair its “innovative powertrain expertise” with Mercedes’ digital structure in a future household of electrified fashions from the storied British model.
Lucid so far has been a distinct segment producer and hasn’t ramped up manufacturing fairly as quickly because it initially steered. Earlier this month it confirmed that it had delivered 1,734 automobiles in This autumn of 2023, with a manufacturing of two,391 automobiles for the quarter. That quantities to a complete of 6,001 deliveries and eight,428 automobiles produced in 2023.
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2023 Lucid Air Touring
The sluggish takeoff seems doubtlessly associated to demand for its Air sedan, and in latest months Lucid has lowered the worth.
On the identical day because the Lucid growth announcement, Tesla touted the Mannequin Y because the bestselling automobile on this planet—sedan or SUV, electrical or gasoline. The scale and value of the Mannequin Y, well-suited to markets all over the world, have arguably been as a lot of a key to the Y’s success because the Tesla badge.
If Lucid can ship its Tesla-beating effectivity and vary to a Mannequin Y–sized automobile, it could virtually definitely be a compelling if not game-changing automobile. However with no timeline offered as of but, merely keep tuned.