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Lucid Motors operate through some “hiccups” quality in the early stages of providing long -awaited electric all -wheel drive vehicles, according to temporary CEO Mark Winterhoff.

“It is true that we have some technical problems that we had to overcome about software” and showcase gravity at the head of gravity. “There were some hiccups. To be completely honest, I think this is quite normal at the beginning of the launch of a vehicle.”

In particular, Winterhoff cited the supply chain issues with the Heads-UP display of Gravity as a source of problems. The company has Pull this option again Currently, while it works with the supplier to increase the production of the part.

Winethhof said that these early quality obstacles are the reason that Lucid was slow to bring gravity to the locations of the showroom, including SUVs that are supposed to be used in test engines. But he said that the company “expels these (issues).”

“We prefer to push him out a few days or weeks, instead of placing a half -baked product in front of the customer,” he said.

Lucid’s first SUVs reach a critical turn of the company. It has so far failed to sell the air sedan in Anywhere near the levels promised by Wall Street. Total losses so far more than $ 13 billion, according to A new organizational file. In February, its CEO for a long time SuddenlyThis led to the installation of Winterhhouf.

It was originally supposed to strike the market in 2023. The launch was paid Return a year Thanks to the disturbances caused by the Kofid’s pandemic. Lucid began technically in providing SUVs in late 2024, although employees and people are only close to the company.

The SUV, which currently starts from $ 94,000 and gets 450 miles from the range, started charging to ordinary customers in The past few weeks. But progress was slow thanks to these early production challenges.

Lucid said he did not expect the delivery volume to grow up to half this year. This is not alone in dealing with early quality problems. Auto industry companies of all sizes tend to deal with big or small problems as they start building new vehicles. Elon Musk once said in an interview in 2021 that he Ask friends to wait Until Tesla makes new cars widely before purchasing one.

Partnerships as a service

The sale of cars is the vast majority of Lucid. The company often said it wants to be an EV technology supplier for other auto industry companies. So far, it only has suspended a deal with Aston Martin, but Winterhoff disturbed other potential partnerships in a call on Tuesday.

“Several players” continued to explore “joint manufacturing” in the United States, and perhaps at the former Nicolas Factory in College, Arizona This clarity is now a tenant.

He said: “The president and the administration want to have a strong manufacturing sector in the United States, and we are looking for possible ways through which we can benefit from our assets.”

Winterhoff also said on Tuesday that Lucid said in “advanced discussions with partners who told us that clear Gravity is the best AV platform on the market.”

He said that aspects such as the advanced sensor wing of Gravity, electrical structure and excessive control, and the capacity of fast charging is what makes the four -wheel drive vehicle attractive in this context. Winterhoff claimed “software and mobility companies that focus on multiple L4 have participated in potential cooperation.”

These potential additional lines of business can provide another flow of Lucid and PRSPANCS for its affairs for a more affordable medium -sized vehicle in late 2026. The company said it has enough cash and vehicles to reach this point without collecting further financing.

The global economy has become volatile during the first months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, and this may be a threat to companies like Lucid. For kindness, Winterhoff said in a call on Tuesday that Lucid evaluates “vehicle’s price changes, mitigating the risk of customs tariffs, and the ITS series” to protect against volatility.