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Last year, the electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors produced 8,428 EVs while delivering 6,001 units. On the same day that it hosts a “Technology & Manufacturing Day”, the manufacturer announced that — as of the end of August — it had surpassed the delivery figures from the full year of 2023.
Lucid has recently reaffirmed the annual production guidance of 9,000 vehicles. If it reaches its annual production target, the company’s annual production figures will increase by about 6.79 per cent from 2023.
With 1,728 vehicles produced in the first quarter and 2,110 vehicles in the second quarter, the California-based EV maker expects to produce 5,162 vehicles between July and December of 2024.
According to Motor Intelligence, the company sold 660 vehicles during August in the United States, down from the 697 registered in July but up from the 608 Air vehicles sold in June.
Lucid will start producing its second model, a three-row sports utility vehicle named Gravity, “later this year”.
Priced at under $80,000, the model will be equipped with a NACS charging connector allowing access to over 15,000 Tesla Superchargers, the company announced on Tuesday.
In Germany, one of its European markets, the company registered 13 units last month, four more than in July and five more than the same month last year.
In a recent interview with CarBuzz, Lucid‘s CEO revealed he already tested Gravity’s rival from the EV maker Rivian’s SUV and said he’s “not worried”.
Asked about the competition with Rivian, Rawlinson said, “You could say, ‘How is Rivian gonna respond?’ Because Gravity is gonna be the best SUV out there, and no one will be able to compete with it”.
“To me, product is king. Bring it on […], but I’ve driven R1S, and I’ve driven the Gravity. I’m not worried,” Rawlinson added.
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