Lucid Motors delivered 3,093 vehicles globally in the first quarter of 2026, the Saudi-backed EV maker disclosed earlier this month — as a 29-day stop-sale on the Gravity SUV affected deliveries in the first three months of the year.
Production reached 5,500 units, leaving a gap of more than 2,400 finished vehicles parked at Lucid‘s facilities and unable to be handed over to customers.
Last month, the company formally issued a recall on the model, after discovering that some second-row seat belt anchors were not properly welded — an issue affecting 4,476 vehicles produced until February 14, 2026.
According to new sales data published by Cox Automotive, Lucid has sold 2,551 vehicles in the United States during the first quarter — a slight increase of 4.0% year over year, but a 67.9% decline from the final three months of 2025.
The figures show that US sales accounted for 82.5% of Lucid’s vehicle registrations, while the remaining 16.5% came from Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
Of the US total, 1,631 were Gravity SUVs, with only 920 being Air sedans — a 62.7% plunge from a year ago.
Cox Automotive did not report any vehicle registrations for the Gravity in the first quarter of 2025.
The data implies a 42.8% increase in Gravity sales when compared to the previous quarter.
Production vs Deliveries
Production of the model began in December 2024, with the first units delivered to employees and family members.
Between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the end of 2025, Lucid produced a combined 21,226 vehicles across both models — 3,386 in the final quarter of 2024 and 17,840 throughout 2025, according to the company’s revised production figures.
The recall population of 4,476 Gravity units, which extends into early February, represents roughly 21% of that combined output. The remaining vehicles were Air sedans.
Lucid does not disclose production or delivery figures by model.
Third-party data suggests the Gravity ramp was heavily back-loaded into the second half of 2025.
Cox Automotive reported that just five Gravity SUVs were sold in the US during the second quarter of 2025, and only 300 units through mid-October.
Lucid disputed the figures at the time, telling CNBC they were “completely inaccurate” and that Gravity deliveries were “already in the thousands.”
Cox Automotive‘s fourth-quarter data showed 4,330 Lucid vehicles sold in the US, of which the Air sedan accounted for 3,188 units and the Gravity for 1,142.
The figures appear to contradict CFO Taoufiq Boussaid’s earlier statement that Q4 would be “primarily the Gravity quarter” and that the SUV would “represent the majority of our production and our sales.”
Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff also said at a Cantor Fitzgerald conference in March that “the majority of our vehicles were actually Gravities” in the fourth quarter, without providing figures.
First-quarter results published by Cox Automotive align more closely with management comments.
The company expects the Gravity to account for the “vast majority” of its output this year, as the first model from the mid-size platform only begins production by year-end.
Motor Intelligence Estimates
Motor Intelligence revised its March sales estimates last week, cutting Lucid‘s registrations in half — from 1,785 units to 893 units.
Under the revised data, the Air sedan accounted for 322 units in March and the Gravity SUV for 571, with the Air figure marking its weakest month in more than three years.
According to Motor Intelligence estimates, first-quarter sales of the Gravity totaled 1,621 units, just 10 units different from Cox Automotive’s estimate.
The organization first revised Lucid’s monthly figures in December, increasing them from the initial report.
No further revisions were made in the following two months.
Based on the combined first-quarter data, Lucid sold 4,093 vehicles in the US — a figure that differs significantly from other reports.
Lucid itself reported about 3,000 global deliveries, while Cox Automotive estimated 2,551 US sales in the first quarter.
Since both sources are closely aligned on Gravity sales, the main difference lies in the Air sedan — Motor Intelligence estimates Air sales at 2,472 units, more than double the figure reported by Cox Automotive.
2027 Gravity
The EV maker unveiled its 2027 model-year Gravity lineup on April 2.
The new iteration added standard equipment across both trims, introducing a new Prestige Package on the Grand Touring.
Lucid also discontinued the range-topping Dream Edition, with the 2027 model year bringing more features as standard.
The Touring carries over at $79,900 before destination, unchanged from the 2026 model year, while the Grand Touring rises to $98,900, a $4,000 increase.
Destination on both trims climbs to $1,850, up $200.
The 2027 Gravity does not currently qualify for the $7,500 Lucid Credit or the $2,000 Conquest Offer available on outgoing 2026 stock.
The model is offered at 4.99% APR — against 0% for up to 60 months on the prior model year.
Hands-Free Driving
Speaking at Bank of America’s 2026 Global Automotive Summit on March 17, interim CEO Marc Winterhoff said hands-free highway driving for the Gravity was “a few weeks” from deployment — the most specific timeline yet for a feature first promised in 2025.
“We are right now at what we call L2+, which basically means hands-free driving in the Air, and in a few weeks from now, also in the Gravity,” Winterhoff said.
The Air received ‘Hands-Free Drive Assist’ and ‘Hands-Free Lane Change Assist’ in mid-2025, with Lucid promising at the time that Gravity owners would get the same capability later that year.
In January, VP of Communications Nick Twork acknowledged on X that the company had prioritised other software updates.
The system uses Lucid‘s DreamDrive Pro sensor suite — 32 sensors in total, including LiDAR, radar, cameras and ultrasonics — and enables driver-initiated lane changes via the turn signal stalk on compatible divided highways.
It requires the optional DreamDrive Pro upgrade, available from the Touring trim upward in the Air sedan and on both trims of the Gravity.
The configurator for the newly announced 2027 Gravity initially listed the hands-free rollout as a third-quarter item, with no firm date attached.
Lucid subsequently contacted EV to clarify that the launch remains on track for the second quarter — and updated its website accordingly.
