{"id":300637,"date":"2025-04-13T02:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T09:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=300637"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:53:35","slug":"lucid-aims-to-create-over-300-jobs-from-nikolas-former-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/lucid-aims-to-create-over-300-jobs-from-nikolas-former-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucid aims to create over 300 jobs from Nikola&#8217;s former workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/can-lucid-motors-surpass-expectations-with-its-new-gravity-suv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lucid Motors\">Lucid Motors<\/a> has taken a significant step in its expansion efforts by acquiring several key assets from the bankrupt Nikola Corporation, including its manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition, made during a bankruptcy auction and awaiting approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, does not include Nikola\u2019s business operations, customer base, or technology specifically related to its hydrogen fuel cell trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic purchase adds over 884,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space to Lucid&#8217;s existing footprint in Arizona, which also includes its Casa Grande factory situated just 25 minutes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lucid has won the bid for Nikola\u2019s manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona, along with its Phoenix HQ leases and a range of equipment, inventory, and machinery, as part of Nikola\u2019s bankruptcy asset sale. The deal is valued at ~$30M in cash and non-cash consideration. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LCID&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LCID<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5x3KKaE3pt\">pic.twitter.com\/5x3KKaE3pt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lucid Oasis (@LucidOasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucidOasis\/status\/1910537988255207642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lucid Expands Manufacturing Footprint with Nikola&#8217;s Coolidge Facility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly acquired Coolidge facility will play a crucial role in supporting Lucid&#8217;s plans to produce its next vehicle platform, aimed at delivering more affordable electric vehicles. Additionally, Lucid intends to offer employment to more than 300 former Nikola employees, providing job opportunities across various technical and manufacturing roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marc Winterhoff, Interim CEO of Lucid, expressed optimism about this transition, emphasizing the value of the experience that the former Nikola workers bring. He noted that this expansion aligns with Lucid\u2019s ongoing production ramp, particularly concerning the Lucid Gravity and future midsize vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gravity | Global Reveal | Lucid Motors\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1VFKvSZekCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAcquiring these assets is an opportunity to strategically expand our manufacturing, warehousing, testing, and development facilities while supporting our local Arizona community\u201d, Winterhoff stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite facing its own financial hurdles, Lucid Motors is in a more stable situation than Nikola, which has struggled significantly over the past few years, ultimately leading to its bankruptcy. Lucid\u2019s investment in these facilities not only aims to bolster its production capacity but also seeks to mitigate the local employment impact caused by Nikola\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Lucid continues to refine its product line\u2014most notably with the launch of its high-end models like the Air and Gravity\u2014this acquisition signals a pivotal moment in its efforts to solidify its position in the competitive electric vehicle market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucid Motors has taken a significant step in its expansion efforts by acquiring several key assets from the bankrupt Nikola Corporation, including its manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona. The acquisition, made during a bankruptcy auction and awaiting approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, does not include Nikola\u2019s business operations, customer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/lucid-aims-to-create-over-300-jobs-from-nikolas-former-workforce\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lucid aims to create over 300 jobs from Nikola&#8217;s former workforce&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":300646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,10204],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-300637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-lucid","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307877,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300637\/revisions\/307877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300637"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=300637"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=300637"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=300637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}