- Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ:LCID) has opened its first Studio in the Middle East, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The retail space will invite customers to experience the brand and its products in the heart of Riyadh’s Al Nakheel District.
- Earlier in 2022, Lucid announced plans for a full production factory at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia.
- At its peak, the company expects to manufacture up to 155,000 vehicles per year at the KAEC facility.
- In April 2022, Lucid announced an agreement with the Government of Saudi Arabia, under which the Government will purchase up to 100,000 vehicles over ten years.
- The company has promoted Faisal Sultan to Vice President and Managing Director of Lucid Middle East, reporting directly to Peter Rawlinson, Lucid’s CEO and CTO.
- Sultan joined Lucid in 2019 and has guided the factory construction contract in Saudi Arabia.
- “The launch of our first Studio in the Middle East marks yet another step towards Lucid’s mission to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy on a global scale, and I’m delighted this brand-new studio is set to open here in Saudi Arabia,” said Rawlinson.
- Price Action: LCID shares are trading lower by 2.03% at $13.04 in premarket on the last check Monday.
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