Lucid Motors recently completed its state of the art manufacturing plant for premium electric vehicles in Casa Grande, ushering in a new era for Arizona manufacturing.

Known as Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant), it’s the first of its kind for the company, and the first greenfield, or dedicated EV factory to be built in North America.

“We broke ground on the 590-acre Lucid AMP-1 site in Casa Grande on December 2, 2019, and slightly less than a year later we have completed the first purpose-built EV factory in North America,” said Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO. “The effort and agility demonstrated by this team is truly astounding, as we’re already commissioning equipment compatible with the Lucid manufacturing system to start production of the next-generation EV, Lucid Air, in just a few months.”

The all-new manufacturing system at AMP-1 embraces advanced processes, such as an aircraft-inspired riveted and bonded monocoque body structure replacing spot welds. This gives the Lucid Air state-of-the-art structural efficiency.  

Lucid plans to roll out the first Air models this spring, and the facility has the capacity to deliver up to 30,000 units. Upon build out, Lucid will be capable to producing up to 400,000 luxury electric vehicles annually.