Lucid’s Quarterly Production Falls, Missing Estimates
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Lucid Group's electric vehicle production dropped in the third quarter and missed analysts’ forecasts, even as deliveries exceeded expectations.
The Newark, Calif.-based carmaker said Oct. 7 it manufactured 1,805 EVs in the three months to Sept. 30 and delivered 2,781 vehicles during the period, compared with second-quarter output of 2,394 vehicles and delivery of 2,110. Analysts had projected production of 2,267 vehicles and delivery of 2,168 in the latest quarter, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Shares of the company rose 2.8% to $3.43 as of 9:39 a.m. in New York. The stock is down about 19% this year.
Lucid is one of the few pure-play EV makers in the U.S., but it manufactures just one vehicle, the Lucid Air. It has been working toward the launch of its Gravity SUV model, which is expected to start production this year.
For Q3 ending September 30, Lucid produced 1,805 vehicles and delivered 2,781 vehicles, marking the company's third straight quarter of record deliveries. Deliveries increased by more than 16% quarter-over-quarter compared to Q2 FY24 and more than 90% year-over-year compared to… pic.twitter.com/u5Vtx0Qc6N — Lucid Motors (@LucidMotors) October 7, 2024
Rivals Tesla Inc. and Rivian Automotive missed expectations for third-quarter deliveries as the EV industry at large has been grappling with a slowdown in demand.
In August, the company reaffirmed a projection for output of 9,000 vehicles this year. It also announced that month a cash infusion of as much as $1.5 billion from an affiliate of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
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