Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup
Lucid Motors confirmed a top executive has left as new CEO Silvio Napoli reshapes reporting lines and organization.
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Emad Dlala, one of Lucid’s longest-serving executives, has left months after a promotion. The company says it is reorganizing under new CEO Silvio Napoli to speed innovation and execution.
Lucid is changing its team leaders like a company rearranging the captain and coaches before a big game. One longtime executive left, and the new CEO is putting more people to report directly to him so the company can work faster.
Analysis
Leadership change
Lucid Motors said Emad Dlala has left the company, calling it part of a broader reorganization under new CEO Silvio Napoli. Dlala had been with Lucid for more than a decade and had recently been elevated to oversee “Engineering and Digital” after the company parted ways with longtime chief engineer Eric Bach.
What Lucid is changing
In its statement to TechCrunch, Lucid said it is “transforming its organization to accelerate innovation and strengthen execution” under Napoli. As part of that shift, vice president of vehicle engineering Vivek Attaluri and vice president of software Marc Solsona Palomar will now report directly to the CEO. Lucid also said it will communicate more changes soon.
Why the timing matters
The departure comes after a turbulent stretch for the EV maker. Lucid cut 12% of its workforce in February, completed a long CEO search, and only recently brought Napoli in after the sudden departure of former CEO Peter Rawlinson in early 2025. Bach, who left the company earlier, has sued Lucid for wrongful termination; that case is currently stayed pending arbitration, according to federal court records.
The leadership reset arrives just months before Lucid plans to launch Cosmos, its first mass-market vehicle on its mid-sized platform. The vehicle is expected to start below $50,000 and is a key part of Lucid’s push for broader adoption. Lucid also has a robotaxi deal with Uber and is working with Nuro on autonomous vehicles, starting with the Gravity SUV.
Key points
- Emad Dlala, one of Lucid’s longest-serving executives, has left the company.
- Lucid says it is reorganizing under CEO Silvio Napoli to improve innovation and execution.
- Vehicle engineering and software leaders will now report directly to Napoli.
- The departure follows layoffs, a CEO search, and earlier leadership turnover at the company.
- The shakeup comes before Lucid’s planned Cosmos launch and robotaxi work with Uber and Nuro.
If the reorganization works, Lucid could move faster on engineering and software decisions. That could help it get Cosmos and its robotaxi plans to market on schedule.
More leadership turnover could make execution harder at a time when Lucid is already recovering from layoffs and a long CEO search. If the changes do not settle the organization, the company could struggle to deliver its next vehicles and software plans on time.
