Цахилгаан автомашин үйлдвэрлэгч Lucid Motors компани дампуурлын хамгаалалт хүсэхээр төлөвлөж байгаа тухай мэдээллийг эрс няцааж, үйл ажиллагаа хэвийн үргэлжилж байгааг мэдэгдлээ.
Компанийн харилцаа холбооны албаны дарга Ник Творк тус компани ирэх жил хүртэл үйл ажиллагаагаа явуулах хангалттай хөрвөх чадвартай болохыг онцолсон байна. Түүний хэлснээр, дампуурлын асуудлыг судлах тусгай хороо байгуулаагүй бөгөөд AlixPartners зөвлөх компани нь зөвхөн үйл ажиллагааг бэхжүүлэхэд туслалцаа үзүүлж байгаа аж. Энэхүү мэдээллийн улмаас мягмар гарагт тус компанийн хувьцааны ханш 50 гаруй хувиар унаж, түүхэн дэх хамгийн том уналтыг үзүүлсэн ч дараа нь тодорхой хэмжээгээр сэргэсэн байна.
Lucid Motors нь энэ онд удирдлагын бүтцээ өөрчилж, шинэ гүйцэтгэх захирлыг томилон, 2,000 гаруй ажилтнаа цомхотгосон юм. Энэ нь удахгүй зах зээлд гаргахаар төлөвлөж буй илүү хямд үнэтэй цахилгаан SUV загварын бэлтгэл ажилтай холбоотой гэж үзэж байна. Тус компани хоёрдугаар улиралд 3,953 тээврийн хэрэгсэл нийлүүлсэн нь өмнөх оны мөн үетэй харьцуулахад бага зэрэг өссөн үзүүлэлт юм.
Зах зээлийн эрэлт хэрэгцээнд нийцүүлэх зорилгоор Аризона дахь үйлдвэрийнхээ хоёр дахь ээлжийн үйлдвэрлэлийг зогсоосон тус компани одоо Uber болон Nuro-той хамтран тансаг зэрэглэлийн роботакси үйлчилгээг эхлүүлэхээр ажиллаж байна. Uber компани ирэх жилүүдэд Nuro технологиор тоноглогдсон дор хаяж 35,000 Lucid автомашин худалдан авахаар амлалт өгөөд байгаа юм.
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Lucid Motors is denying a report that it’s weighing filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Nick Twork, the company’s chief communications officer, told TechCrunch in a statement that the “rumors are completely false.”
“The company has sufficient liquidity to carry its operations well into next year, as recently published in its last quarterly filings, and it has not formed any special Board committee to explore the scenarios reported today,” he said.“Our focus is on improving execution, strengthening operations, and positioning Lucid to realize the full potential of its technology, products, and innovation.”
Lucid’s denial comes after its stock price sunk more than 50% on Tuesday, its biggest intra-day drop ever, according to Bloomberg News. The stock has recovered from the free fall, and was trading at $4.72 a share as of 2:46 p.m. ET, about 14% lower than its opening price.
The company recently named a new CEO and has laid off more than 2,000 employees this year as part of a sweeping restructuring ahead of the expected launch of its smaller, more affordable electric SUV later this year.
Earlier Tuesday, an electric vehicle blog published a report citing two unnamed sources who said the company was considering either filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection or going private on the recommendation of consulting firm AlixPartners. Twork said AlixPartners is assisting Lucid on strengthening its operations and “nothing else and has not recommended bankruptcy to management or the Board.”
AlixPartners has been a go-to consulting firm for struggling electric vehicle companies in recent years.
Lordstown Motors tapped the firm in 2021 after its CEO and CFO resigned, in an attempt to restructure its nascent business. The startup ultimately partnered up with Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn, though that relationship soured and Lordstown Motors went out of business.
Faraday Future also brought in AlixPartners to try and implement recommendations made by its board of directors in the wake of an internal probe in 2022.
Lucid Motors recently revealed that it delivered 3,953 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, only slightly more than it shipped in the same period last year. It has historically struggled to find buyers for its luxury EVs, despite their impressive technological specs. Along with the latest round of layoffs announced earlier this month, Lucid also said it would eliminate a second production shift at its Arizona factory as it aligns “production plans with anticipated demand.”
Lucid Motors is also trying to get a luxury robotaxi service off the ground by the end of this year with partners Uber and Nuro. Uber has committed to buying at least 35,000 Nuro-equipped Lucid Motors vehicles for the effort over the next few years, with 10,000 of those being Gravity SUVs, and 25,000 based on the upcoming midsize EV platform.
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