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Wed Nov 17, 2021, 01:20 PM Nov 2021

Electric-Car Startup Lucid Overtakes Ford in Market Value

BUSINESS | AUTOS & TRANSPORTATION | AUTOS INDUSTRY

Electric-Car Startup Lucid Overtakes Ford in Market Value

Shares of the maker of high-end electric cars climbed Tuesday, and the company is now valued at $89 billion

By Ben Foldy
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Updated Nov. 16, 2021 5:18 pm ET

Lucid Group Inc. became the latest electric-vehicle startup to top automotive icon Ford Motor Co. in market value, another example of how investor enthusiasm is intensifying for car companies that shun gasoline.

Stock in Lucid, a maker of high-end electric cars, jumped nearly 24% Tuesday to close at $55.52 a share, following the Monday release of its first financial results as a public company. The rally pushed the company’s valuation to $89.3 billion, surpassing that of Ford for the first time since Lucid’s debut on the public markets over the summer.

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