Lucid Motors executive departure signals continued leadership overhaul under new CEO

Emad Dlala, a top executive at Lucid Motors, has left the company just months after being promoted to a leading role. His exit is the first major departure since Silvio Napoli was named CEO in April. Napoli, who joined from Schindler Group, formally assumed the role last week. Dlala’s departure was confirmed by Lucid Motors, which stated that the company is “transforming its organization to accelerate innovation and strengthen execution” under Napoli. Accordingly, Vivek Attaluri and Marc Solsona Palomar, vice presidents of vehicle engineering and software respectively, will now report directly to the CEO. The company stated that Dlala “elected to leave to pursue other opportunities” and thanked him for his contributions. Dlala declined to comment. Having been with Lucid for over a decade, Dlala was one of its longest-serving employees. He served as vice president and later senior vice president overseeing the powertrain team. In November, he was elevated to oversee all of Engineering and Digital, at the same time that long-time chief engineer Eric Bach was let go. Bach has since sued Lucid for wrongful termination, although the lawsuit was recently stayed pending arbitration. The company has been in flux for months. In February, 12% of Lucid’s workforce was laid off. The CEO search took a year after Peter Rawlinson’s sudden departure in early 2025. The exit of Dlala comes shortly before the launch of the Cosmos, Lucid’s first mass-market vehicle, which is expected to start below $50,000. This mid-size EV is also central to Lucid’s robotaxi deal with Uber. Lucid has agreed to develop robotaxis with Nuro, beginning with the Gravity SUV. The self-driving Gravity is scheduled to hit the road in San Francisco by the end of this year.