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Lucid Motors

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Electric vehicle manufacturer shifting to preserve runway for its mass-market Cosmos model while cutting costs and operations.

Founders

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Silvio Napoli

CEO

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Marc Winterhoff

Interim CEO (former interim CEO)

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Exclusive: Lucid Motors’ Saudi Bet Meets Harsh Reality As New CEO Cuts Deep To Keep Cosmos Alive
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Exclusive: Lucid Motors’ Saudi Bet Meets Harsh Reality As New CEO Cuts Deep To Keep Cosmos Alive

Lucid Motors, majority-owned and heavily funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is undergoing a deep restructuring under new CEO Silvio Napoli as the company cuts costs to preserve runway for its mass-market Cosmos model. PIF has invested over $9 billion since 2018 and recently injected another $750 million to support the turnaround.

Company Info

Total Funding

$9 billion

Stage

public

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