Lordstown Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: RIDE), (“Lordstown Motors” or the
“Company”), an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) of electric
light duty vehicles focused on the commercial fleet market, today
announced that the Lordstown Endurance™ full-size
battery-electric pickup truck will be at CES in the Mobility in
Harmony (MIH) Consortium Booth in the West Hall Booth 5274.
The light-duty truck, a finalist for the North American Truck of
the Year competition, began commercial production at the Foxconn EV
Ohio assembly plant in Q3. Sales started earlier this quarter.
“We are very excited to display our recently launched
Endurance™ full-size battery electric pickup truck in the MIH
booth at CES, and during pre-scheduled journalist night-drives on
the Las Vegas strip. As Foxconn’s preferred vehicle development
partner for North America, Lordstown Motors’ highly capable team of
engineers looks forward to creating additional electric vehicles in
collaboration with the MIH Consortium and Foxconn EV ecosystem,”
said Edward Hightower, CEO & President of Lordstown
Motors Corporation. “CES is the largest innovation show on the
planet and has become the hub for technology collaboration in the
automotive industry. We are proud to be there with our
partners.”
CES PRESS CONFERENCEHightower will participate
in the MIH Press Conference on Thursday, January 5 at 11 a.m. in
West Hall Booth 5274.
About Lordstown Motors Corp.
Lordstown Motors is an electric vehicle (EV) OEM developing
innovative light duty commercial fleet vehicles, with the Endurance
all electric pickup truck as its first vehicle and being launched
in the Foxconn EV plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Lordstown Motors has
engineering, research and development facilities in Farmington
Hills, Michigan and Irvine, California. For additional information
visit www.lordstownmotors.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements. These
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
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"estimates," "projects," "intends," "should," "is to be," or the
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Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements contained herein due to many factors, including, but not
limited to: the need to raise substantial additional capital to
execute our business plan, achieve our production targets for the
Endurance, achieve scaled production of the Endurance, develop
additional vehicles, to continue ongoing operations and remain a
going concern, and our ability to raise such funding including
under current arrangements on a reasonable timeline and with
suitable terms; the cost and other impacts of contingent
liabilities such as litigation, regulatory proceedings,
investigations, stockholder letters and claims and availability of
insurance coverage and/or adverse publicity with respect to these
matters, which may have a material adverse effect, whether or not
successful or valid, on our liquidity position, market price of our
stock, cash projections, business prospects and ability and
timeframe to obtain financing; our limited operating history and
our ability to execute our business plan, including through our
expanding relationship with Foxconn; our ability to raise
sufficient capital in order to invest in the tooling that we expect
will enable us to eventually lower the Endurance bill of materials
cost, continue design enhancements of the Endurance and fund future
vehicles that we may develop; the rollout of our business and the
timing of expected business milestones, including the ability to
ensure the completion of tooling, to establish and maintain
appropriate supplier relationships, and to continue ramp up of
commercial production (which is currently expected to be slow)
and complete sales and deliver the Endurance in accordance
with our projected timeline; our ability to successfully identify
and implement actions that will lower the Endurance bill of
materials cost; supply chain disruptions, inflation and the
potential inability to source essential components and raw
materials, including on a timely basis or at acceptable cost, and
their consequences on production, sales and other activities; our
ability to obtain binding purchase orders and build customer
relationships; the risk that our technology, including our hub
motors, does not perform as expected and our overall ability to
deliver on the expectations of customers and investors with respect
to the pricing, performance, quality, reliability, safety and
efficiency of the Endurance and to provide the levels of warranty
coverage, service and support that customers will require; our
ability to conduct business using a direct sales model, rather than
through a dealer network used by most other OEMs; the effects of
competition on our ability to market and sell vehicles; our
inability to retain key personnel and to hire additional personnel;
the ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the
failure to obtain required regulatory approvals; changes in laws or
regulatory requirements or new or different interpretations of
existing law; changes in governmental incentives and fuel and
energy prices; the impact of health epidemics, including the
COVID-19 pandemic, on our business; cybersecurity breaches and
threats and compliance with privacy and data protection laws;
failure to timely implement and maintain adequate financial,
information technology and management processes and controls and
procedures; our ability to remain in compliance with our existing
financial obligations; and the possibility that we may be adversely
affected by other economic, geopolitical, business and/or
competitive factors, including rising interest rates and the direct
and indirect effects of the war in Ukraine.
In addition, the transactions we entered into with Foxconn are
subject to risks and uncertainties. No assurances can be given that
we will successfully implement or that we will realize the
anticipated benefits from these transactions with Foxconn,
including the contract manufacturing agreement, funding
arrangements and development plans. The additional funding
transactions under the Investment Agreement are subject to closing
conditions including CFIUS clearance and further negotiation of EV
program development plans and milestones. The EV program will
require additional funding and the establishment and implementation
of the program requirements, among other matters, and may not be
consummated, sufficiently implemented or provide the benefits we
expect, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
operating results, financial condition and prospects. The success
of the EV program depends on many variables, which could include
our ability to utilize the designs, engineering data and other
foundational work of Foxconn, its affiliates, other members of the
MIH consortium as well as other parties to commercialize,
industrialize, homologate and certify a vehicle in North America,
along with variables that are out of the parties' control, such as
technology, innovation, adequate funding, supply chain and other
economic conditions, competitors, customer demand and other factors
that impact new vehicle development. If we are unable to close the
subject tranches of funding or develop new vehicles for ourselves
and potentially other customers, our business prospects, results of
operations and financial condition may be adversely affected. If we
are unable to maintain our relationship with Foxconn or effectively
manage outsourcing the production of the Endurance to Foxconn, we
may be unable to ensure continuity, quality, and compliance with
our design specifications or applicable laws and regulations, which
may ultimately disrupt and have a negative effect on our production
and operations.
We will need additional funding and will seek strategic
partnerships to execute our business plan and to achieve scaled
production of the Endurance and development of other
vehicles. There can be no assurance that such financing or
partnerships would be available to us on favorable terms or at all,
due to several factors, including market and economic conditions,
the significant amount of capital required, the fact that our bill
of materials cost is currently, and expected to continue to be,
substantially higher than our anticipated selling price,
uncertainty surrounding regulatory approval and the performance of
the vehicle, meaningful exposure to material losses related to
ongoing litigation and the SEC investigation, our performance and
investor sentiment with respect to us and our business and
industry.
Additional information on potential factors that could affect
the financial results of the Company and its forward-looking
statements is included in its most recent Form 10-K and subsequent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement. Any forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date on which they are made, and Lordstown Motors undertakes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this release.
Contacts:
InvestorsCarter DriscollIR@lordstownmotors.com
MediaColleen Robarcrobar@robarpr.com313-207-5960
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