Electric vehicle maker Lucid announced plans to lay off 1,300 workers, 18 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan.
Lucid Group said on Wednesday that it is raising about $3 billion through a new equity offering, with the majority coming from the Saudi fund that controls the luxury electric-vehicle maker.
Lucid said that about $1.8 billion of the total will come from a private placement of stock with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The remainder will be raised through a public offering of new shares that commenced Wednesday, the company said.
Lucid had about $3.4 billion in cash and about $700 million in available credit lines as of March 31, according to its most recent report.
Persons:
Lucid
Organizations:
Electric, Lucid, Saudi, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
Locations:
Newark , California