Lucid Sapphire still scarce
Lucid's high‑performance Air Sapphire remains largely absent in Europe — only a single Lucid vehicle was registered in Norway in the first three months of 2026. (eletric-vehicles.com) Meanwhile Lucid posted a 107% year‑over‑year US sales jump in Q1 2026 even as the Air sedan hit a five‑month low in March, underscoring demand volatility ahead of Sapphire deliveries. (eletric-vehicles.com)
Lucid’s U.S. registrations totaled 4,985 vehicles in Q1 2026, up from 2,412 in Q1 2025, according to Motor Intelligence estimates cited by industry trackers. (evshift.com) March alone saw 1,785 U.S. registrations, with Motor Intelligence assigning 685 units to the Air sedan and 1,100 to the Gravity SUV. (evshift.com) The Air’s March sedan tally was the weakest since October 2025, per the same breakdown. (evshift.com) Lucid told investors it plans to produce between 25,000 and 27,000 vehicles in 2026, a step-up from roughly 18,378 units produced last year. (cnbc.com) European registration data reveal continued scarcity: Norway logged just two Lucid registrations over a recent six‑month span, underscoring limited uptake in the country. (eletric-vehicles.com) Across four tracked European markets — Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands — Lucid recorded 27 registrations in June, per market-level registries. (eletric-vehicles.com) Lucid began Air Sapphire production and early customer deliveries from its Casa Grande, Arizona line and published final production specifications in August 2023. (insideevs.com) The fully‑spec’d Sapphire carries a U.S. list around $249,900 while some European price listings have appeared near €250,000, even as on‑the‑ground registrations in key European markets remain in the low‑single digits. (evshift.com)
