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Lucid Starts Production of the Groundbreaking Lucid Air in Arizona; Customer Deliveries to Begin in October
-Lucid Production Preview Week events begin at Lucid's factory in Casa Grande, AZ, with customers, media and policymakers, including Arizona Governor Doug
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[{"type":"text","content":"-Lucid Production Preview Week events begin at Lucid's factory in Casa Grande, AZ, with customers, media and policymakers, including Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, in attendance\n -First Lucid Air customer-quality cars driven off the assembly line after achieving EPA certification, as well as achieving FMVSS safety certification\n -Customer deliveries to begin in late October\n -Reservations for Lucid Air surpass 13,000\n\n\nNEWARK, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Group, which is setting new standards with its advanced luxury EVs, kicked off its Production Preview Week, a series of events during which Lucid opened the doors of its Advanced Manufacturing Plant (AMP-1) and Lucid Powertrain Manufacturing (LPM-1) factories in Casa Grande, Arizona, to members of the media and investor communities, policymakers, and Lucid Air Dream Edition customers. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe first customer-quality Lucid Air luxury electric sedans rolled off the assembly line today during the event at AMP-1, which included a factory commissioning ceremony with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. Governor Ducey joined other policymakers and invited guests in highlighting Lucid's local job creation and economic development, increase in high-tech manufacturing footprint, and plans for future expansion in the state. Lucid's Arizona manufacturing facilities are expected to bring a projected economic output (direct, indirect, and induced) of $9 billion to the state in 2024, as well as a projected 15,000 jobs annually (direct, indirect, and induced) by 2024. During the event, customers, analysts, investors, and members of the media were also given the opportunity to be some of the first to test drive the Lucid Air. \nLucid Air Customer Deliveries to Begin in Late October\nLucid expects reservation holders of Lucid Air Dream Edition models will begin receiving their vehicles in late October, with customer deliveries ramping up thereafter. Grand Touring, Touring, and Air Pure model deliveries are expected to follow. Lucid has thus far received more than 13,000 reservations for Lucid Air and increased the planned total production quantity of the Dream Edition to 520 vehicles.\nThe EPA recently released its official range estimate for the Lucid Air Dream Edition Range, which is the longest range for any electric car rated by the EPA: 520 miles on a sing...