Lucid CEO Criticizes Rivals For 'Disservice' To Customers With 'Premature' Reservation Lists, Says Will Open Gravity Bookings At 'Appropriate Time'
Lucid CEO Criticizes Rivals For 'Disservice' To Customers With 'Premature' Reservation Lists, Says Will Open Gravity Bookings At 'Appropriate Time'
Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) CEO Peter Rawlinson on Monday refused to give a date for opening reservations of its upcoming Gravity SUV, while also criticizing rival auto companies for 'prematurely' opening a reservation list.
Lucid Group（纳斯达克股票代码：LCID）的CEO Peter Rawlinson在周一拒绝透露其即将推出的Gravity SUV预订的开放日期，同时还批评了竞争对手汽车公司"过早"开放预订名单。
What Happened: Rawlinson said that the company will open reservations for Gravity at "an appropriate time," without providing a more determinate timeline.
Rawlinson表示，公司将在"适当时间"开放Gravity的预订，但没有提供更具体的时间表。
"What we feel is that some companies have really done their customer base a disservice by prematurely opening a reservation list. It becomes very speculative and almost meaningless to a certain degree," Rawlinson said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.
"我们认为，一些公司通过过早地开放预订名单从而给其客户群体带来了损害。它变得非常投机，从某种程度上来说几乎没有意义，"Rawlinson在公司的第二季度业绩会上说道。
The company is thinking of opening a pre-order list in the future when it is in a position to do so, the CEO added.
该公司的CEO补充说，该公司未来将考虑开放预订名单。
The Gravity SUV was unveiled in November and is expected to start under $80,000, a price point close to Tesla's premium Model X SUV which now starts at about $79,990. The company is expected to start production of Gravity later this year.
Gravity SUV于去年11月首次亮相，预计售价将低于8万美元，接近特斯拉的高端Model X SUV，后者现在的起价约为79990美元。该公司预计将在今年晚些时候开始生产Gravity。
Why It Matters: Rawlinson was referring to companies opening reservations years before the product enters production as in the case of Tesla Inc.'s Cybertruck.
为什么重要：Rawlinson指的是公司在产品进入生产几年前就开始开放预订，比如特斯拉的Cybertruck。
Tesla accepted reservations for the stainless steel Cybertruck starting in 2019. The vehicle was originally slated to start production in late 2021 but the timeline was pushed several times. The company eventually commenced deliveries only in November 2023.
特斯拉于2019年开始接受开启不锈钢Cybertruck的预订。该车最初计划在2021年底开始生产，但时间表一再推迟。该公司最终于2023年11月开始交付。
During Tesla's third-quarter earnings call in October, a month before the Cybertruck's delivery event, Musk had said that over a million people had already reserved the vehicle. Third-party estimates for Cybertruck reservations are almost double the official numbers.
在Cybertruck交付活动前一个月的特斯拉第三季度业绩会上，Musk曾表示已有超过一百万人已预订Cybertruck。根据第三方估计，Cybertruck预订量几乎是官方数字的两倍。
However, not all on the reservation list have gotten their truck even to date. According to Kelley Blue Book estimates, Tesla sold 8,755 Cybertrucks in the second quarter in the U.S., and just 2,803 in the first quarter.
然而，预订名单上并不是所有人都收到了他们的卡车。根据Kelley Blue Book的估计，特斯拉在美国的第二季度销售了8755辆Cybertruck，在第一季度仅销售了2803辆。
Tesla also allows interested customers to reserve its next-generation Roadster. The new generation Roadster prototype was showcased at the end of the event dedicated to unveiling the Tesla Semi on November 16, 2017. The vehicle, Tesla then said, would be available starting in 2020 priced around $200,000.
特斯拉还允许有兴趣的客户预订其下一代的Roadster。新一代Roadster原型在2017年11月16日发布特斯拉Semi的活动中展示。特斯拉当时表示，该车将从2020年开始销售，定价约为20万美元。
However, the production timeline has been pushed several times since and the company now expects to start production only in 2025.
然而，由于生产进度推迟，该公司现在预计只能在2025年开始生产。
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