Lucid lays off 18% of staff, its second deep cut in four months
Lucid Group Inc. is reducing its U.S. staff by roughly 18%, resulting in about 1,500 job losses. CEO Silvio Napoli is implementing these cuts to align production with demand and improve cash flow. The company is also removing a production shift at its Casa Grande plant.
What changed
New details confirm the layoffs are the second round in roughly four months and target cash flow improvements.
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Lucid Cuts US Workforce by 18%
confidence 100%Lucid Group Inc. is reducing its U.S. staff by roughly 18%, resulting in about 1,500 job losses. CEO Silvio Napoli is implementing these cuts to align production with demand and improve cash flow. The company is also removing a production shift at its Casa Grande plant.
What's confirmed:
- Lucid is reducing its U.S. workforce by roughly 18%.
- The cuts affect approximately 1,500 employees.
- The company is eliminating a production shift at its Casa Grande plant in Arizona.
- This is the second round of layoffs in roughly four months.
- CEO Silvio Napoli is leading the effort to simplify the company and match inventory to demand.
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Lucid Cuts 18% of Staff in Second Major Layoff of the Year
confidence 95%Lucid is reducing its U.S. workforce by roughly 18%, affecting about 1,500 employees. New CEO Silvio Napoli is implementing these cuts to simplify the company and align production with demand. The move includes eliminating a production shift at the Arizona factory.
What's confirmed:
- Lucid is laying off roughly 18% of its U.S. workforce, which equals approximately 1,500 jobs.
- This is the second major workforce reduction in four months, following a previous 12% cut.
- COO Marc Winterhoff is departing the company effective immediately.
- The company is eliminating a production shift at its Arizona factory to align production plans with anticipated demand.
- CEO Silvio Napoli is restructuring the company to simplify the organization.
Still unconfirmed:
- The company expects $158 million in annual savings from these cuts.
- The layoffs are occurring ahead of an SUV launch.