Lucid Group experienced a promising end to 2025, doubling its electric vehicle (EV) production and achieving a 55% increase in sales. However, the optimism waned in the first quarter of 2026, as the company reported a significant slump in vehicle sales. Lucid sold 3,093 vehicles during this period, marking a 42% decline from the previous quarter and a slight decrease compared to the same time last year. While production ramped up considerably to approximately 5,500 vehicles, this led to a notable gap between production and deliveries.
The company attributed the decline in sales not to a lack of demand but to issues with its supplier regarding second-row seats, which disrupted the delivery of the Lucid Gravity SUV for nearly a month. This problem also necessitated the recall of over 4,000 Gravity SUVs due to poorly welded seat belt anchors.
Lucid’s spokesperson, Nick Twork, clarified that the sales drop stemmed from these supplier complications, including an unapproved change that caused a temporary halt on Gravity sales during most of February. Despite these challenges, Twork highlighted the company’s stronger sales performance in January and March, which nearly matched year-on-year growth.
In a recent securities filing, Lucid expressed confidence that the issues have been resolved and asserted that they do not expect it to affect their production targets. They reiterated their production guidance for 2026, aiming for between 25,000 and 27,000 vehicles, which is a potential increase of up to 47% compared to the 18,378 EVs built in 2025.
These supplier issues arise as Lucid gears up to commence production of a new lower-cost vehicle platform aimed at capturing a larger share of the mass market. The upcoming model is expected to be priced around $50,000, positioning it directly against competitors like the Rivian R2 SUV, Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, and Chevrolet Equinox EV.
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