Lucid SPAC Gives Up Some of Giant Gain After Pact Confirmed (2)

Shares of the blank-check firm combining with electric-vehicle startup Lucid Motors Inc. plunged in U.S. trading after confirming the biggest SPAC merger yet to cash in on investor enthusiasm for battery-powered cars.

Churchill Capital Corp IV, the special-purpose acquisition company run by financier Michael Klein, fell as much as 46% on Tuesday after confirming its merger with Lucid. The deal will generate about $4.4 billion in cash for the 14-year-old carmaker, which announced production of its debut model will be delayed to the second half of this year.

Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson says production of its debut car will be delayed until the second half of this year.

Source: Bloomberg)

The slump follows a dramatic 472% run-up in the ...