Lucid lays off 1,500 workers in second big cut of the year
Lucid lays off 1,500 workers in second big cut of the year
Lucid 今年第二次大规模裁员，涉及 1,500 名员工
Just three months ago, Lucid Motors showed off a new midsize electric vehicle platform that it said would give rise to a number of new vehicles in the coming years. The Saudi-backed startup is now selling its Gravity SUV alongside the ever-improved Air sedan and plans to reach profitability with smaller and cheaper models sold in higher volumes. 就在三个月前，Lucid Motors 展示了一个全新的中型电动汽车平台，并表示该平台将在未来几年催生多款新车型。这家由沙特支持的初创公司目前正在销售其 Gravity SUV 以及不断改进的 Air 轿车，并计划通过销售规模更大、价格更低廉的车型来实现盈利。
But things are far from rosy at Lucid; today, the automaker is laying off approximately 1,500 workers—18 percent of its workforce. These aren’t the first layoffs of the year, either; In February, Lucid let go of 12 percent of its workforce. 但 Lucid 的情况远非乐观；今天，这家汽车制造商宣布裁员约 1,500 人，占其员工总数的 18%。这也不是该公司今年的首次裁员；今年 2 月，Lucid 已经裁减了 12% 的员工。
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lucid wrote that the layoffs were “designed to advance the Company’s path toward profitability and positive cash flow generation by streamlining its organizational structure, optimizing operating expenses, and aligning production plans with anticipated demand.” 在提交给美国证券交易委员会（SEC）的文件中，Lucid 写道，此次裁员旨在“通过精简组织结构、优化运营支出以及使生产计划与预期需求保持一致，来推进公司的盈利和正向现金流生成之路。”
Lucid is also ending the second shift at its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, and says that together, the measures will save it $158 million, albeit after paying out $32 million in “severance, employee benefits, and employee transition.” Lucid 还将取消其位于亚利桑那州卡萨格兰德（Casa Grande）工厂的第二个轮班。公司表示，这些措施合计将节省 1.58 亿美元，尽管在此过程中需要支付 3,200 万美元的“遣散费、员工福利和员工过渡费用”。
Among those receiving severance will be Marc Winterhoff, Lucid’s COO and previously acting CEO, who took the helm in February after the original CEO, Peter Rawlinson, abruptly stepped down. Lucid named a new CEO—Silvio Napoli—in April, and with Winterhoff’s departure, the company is eliminating the COO role altogether. 在领取遣散费的人员中，包括 Lucid 的首席运营官（COO）兼前代理首席执行官 Marc Winterhoff。他在原首席执行官 Peter Rawlinson 于 2 月突然离职后接管了公司。Lucid 在 4 月任命了新任首席执行官 Silvio Napoli，随着 Winterhoff 的离职，该公司将彻底取消首席运营官这一职位。