It seems that Lucid is adopting a reasonably deliberate technique in its efforts to ramp its operations in Saudi Arabia. As per feedback from Lucid world vice-president Faisal Sultan, the automaker is now assembling Lucid Air sedans in its Saudi Arabia manufacturing unit. Up to now, nearly 800 vehicles have already been assembled within the facility. 

Lucid opened its Saudi Arabia plant in September, with a goal manufacturing charge of 5,000 automobiles per yr. The power was constructed following the Saudi Arabian authorities’s pledge to buy as much as 100,000 Lucid automobiles over a decade. To perform this goal, Lucid would wish a workforce in Saudi that might construct its vehicles in keeping with the corporate’s requirements. 

In a remark to Reuters, Sultan famous that the almost 800 Lucid Air sedans which were constructed within the Saudi plant have been truly already absolutely assembled within the firm’s Arizona plant. The finished automobiles are merely disassembled, shipped to the Saudi plant as a package, and reassembled on the Center Japanese facility. 

“The automotive is absolutely in-built Arizona… then it will get de-assembled… then the automotive will get shipped right here as a package, and that package is then put again collectively,” the Lucid government mentioned. Employees within the Saudi facility, which is positioned in Jeddah, are tasked to re-attach the battery, put the trims again on, and reinstall the tires, amongst others. Every reassembled Lucid Air can also be retested. 

Whereas Lucid’s present setup at its Saudi plant appears fairly inefficient, it needs to be famous that the automaker is specializing in coaching its native employees for now. Thus, whereas the ability may solely actually end just a few automobiles at a time because of its present setup, Lucid’s Saudi facility would probably enhance its output as its workforce turns into extra aware of the manufacturing of the posh electrical sedan. 

Sultan highlighted this concept in a remark. “It (the Saudi manufacturing unit) is a small operation for us. The rationale why we’ve stored it this manner is that we need to take child steps in our method of coaching individuals. You might be doing roughly 16, 17 to twenty automobiles a day, quite than an hour, you may spend time with them to actually practice them,” he mentioned. 

Finally, Lucid is trying to put together its Saudi employees for a extra formidable venture. Plans are underway to open a whole construct unit (CBU) facility in Saudi, which needs to be able to absolutely manufacturing a automotive. The development for Lucid’s CBU has already began, and the corporate is aiming to begin car manufacturing within the facility in 2026.

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Lucid has constructed nearly 800 Lucid Air sedans in its Saudi facility: exec