A top person leaves Lucid Motors
A top person at Lucid Motors leaves the company. His name is Emad Dlala. He works at Lucid for a long time. Now he has a new job. Lucid Motors has a new CEO. The new CEO is Silvio Napoli. Mr. Napoli starts his new job last week. He wants to change the company. Mr. Dlala leaves the company now. Lucid Motors says thank you to Mr. Dlala. The company says he helps the company for many years. The company wants to be strong. Two other people now report to the new CEO. Their names are Vivek Attaluri and Marc Solsona Palomar. They are vice presidents. Lucid Motors makes electric cars. The company has a new car. The name of the car is Cosmos. The car costs less than $50,000. The company wants to sell many cars. Lucid Motors also has a deal with Uber. The company wants to make robotaxis. Robotaxis are cars that drive alone. The robotaxi starts with the Gravity SUV. The Gravity is a big car. The Gravity drives in San Francisco this year. Mr. Dlala says nothing about his new job. Another person leaves the company before. His name is Eric Bach. He works as chief engineer. He leaves in November. He sues the company. The company has many changes this year. In February, the company says 12% of workers must leave. The company looks for a new CEO for one year. Now the company has Mr. Napoli.
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This phrase uses the present simple verb 'leaves', which is key for A1 learners to describe actions.
My friend leaves the school at 3 pm.
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The factory makes chairs.
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A top person leaves Lucid Motors
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