Hundreds to be laid off from Bay Areabased luxury EV maker
Feb 26, 2026
(KRON) -- Hundreds of employees will be laid off from a Bay Area-based electric vehicle maker. According to a California WARN report, 319 Lucid Motors employees are losing their jobs, effective on April 21.
The employees are based in Lucid's headquarters in Newark on Gateway Boulevard. The report s
tates the layoffs were processed on Feb. 20. It was not clear which exact department(s) the laid-off workers are in.
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A 2024 Air sedan sits on display inside a Lucid storefront in a mall Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Lucid's layoffs come amid recent marketing campaigns this year featuring several celebrities, including actress Diane Kruger and NFL players Deebo Samuel, Trevor Lawrence and Myles Garrett. Last summer, Lucid launched a brand partnership with Golden Globe-winning actor Timothée Chalamet.
Recently, another Bay Area tech company, eBay, processed 271 layoffs for employees based in San Jose and San Francisco, according to the WARN report. Twenty-eight of those employees are in San Francisco, and 243 are in San Jose.
KRON4 reached out to Lucid Motors for comment on the layoffs. We are awaiting a response.
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