Faraday Future’s FX Brand Continues Its Ramp Up as It Kicks Off Hiring for Key Positions

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Faraday Future (Nasdaq: FFIE) has initiated hiring for key positions for its second brand, Faraday X (FX), targeting product launches by end of 2025. Open positions include Production Planning Director, Quality Planning Director, Head of FX Vehicle Engineering, and Head of FX EV R&D. The company recently launched a global logo design contest running through November 22. FX plans to introduce two models: the FX 5 ($20,000-$30,000) and FX 6 ($30,000-$50,000), both offering range-extended and battery-electric AIEV powertrains, aiming to deliver 'twice the performance at half the price.'

Positive

• Plans to launch affordable EVs in $20,000-$50,000 price range
• Expansion of product lineup with two new models (FX 5 and FX 6)
• Dual powertrain options offering flexibility to customers

Negative

• Product launch dependent on securing necessary funding
• Extended timeline with production not starting until end of 2025

Insights

Market Research Analyst

The hiring announcement for FX brand positions, while showing organizational progress, lacks substantial immediate market impact. The 2025 product launch timeline and ambitious pricing targets ($20,000-$30,000 for FX 5 and $30,000-$50,000 for FX 6) face significant execution risks given Faraday Future's current market cap of just $26.7M and ongoing funding challenges. The "twice the performance at half the price" claim requires substantial capital investment and technological breakthroughs to achieve. With the explicit condition of "subject to securing necessary funding," and no concrete funding announcements, this development plan carries considerable uncertainty.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (Nasdaq: FFIE) (“FF”, “Faraday Future”, or the “Company”), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced that it has begun hiring for key positions for its second brand, Faraday X (FX), as it furthers its plans to realize its goal of launching its initial products by the end of 2025.

Job openings for FX include Production Planning Director, Quality Planning Director, Head of FX Vehicle Engineering, and Head of FX EV R&D. If you are interested in exploring career opportunities with FX to help manifest the Company’s next generation of mobility AIEV products, we encourage you to visit our career page at: https://www.ff.com/us/careers/

Last week, FX announced its ‘FX’ Global Logo Co-Creation Design Contest where interested creators can submit their ideas for a new ‘FX’ Logo design. The contest runs through November 22 and creators can submit their official logo design ideas here: FXLogo@ff.com.

On September 19, the Company officially kicked off its dual-brand strategy by announcing its second brand, FX, and its plan for the first batch of planned products, including innovative ways in creating AIEV (Artificial Intelligence Electric Vehicle) products with “twice the performance at half the price” for future users.

The first anticipated FX models, the FX 5 (expected price range of $20,000-$30,000) and FX 6 (expected price range of $30,000-$50,000), are anticipated to offer two types of powertrains, both a range-extended AIEV and battery-electric AIEV. The planned target to roll off the assembly line is presently scheduled for the end of 2025, subject to securing necessary funding.

ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE

Faraday Future is the pioneer of the Ultimate AI TechLuxury ultra spire market in the intelligent EV era, and the disruptor of the traditional ultra-luxury car civilization epitomized by Ferrari and Maybach. FF is not just an EV Company, but also a software-driven intelligent internet Company. Ultimately FF aims to become a User Company by offering a shared intelligent mobility ecosystem. FF remains dedicated to advancing electric vehicle technology to meet the evolving needs and preferences of users worldwide, driven by a pursuit of intelligent and AI-driven mobility.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the Company’s second brand (FX), are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others: the Company’s ability to secure the necessary funding to execute on the FX strategy, which will be substantial; the Company’s ability to secure agreements with OEMs that are necessary to execute on the FX strategy; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and improve its liquidity and financial position; the Company’s ability to pay its outstanding obligations; the Company's ability to remediate its material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the risks related to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements; the Company’s limited operating history and the significant barriers to growth it faces; the Company’s history of losses and expectation of continued losses; the success of the Company’s payroll expense reduction plan; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to develop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development programs; the Company’s estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost to bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to cover future warranty claims; the success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and security of the Company’s vehicles; current and potential litigation involving the Company; the Company’s ability to receive funds from, satisfy the conditions precedent of and close on the various financings described elsewhere by the Company; the result of future financing efforts, the failure of any of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to cover future warranty claims; the Company’s ability to use its “at-the-market” program; insurance coverage; general economic and market conditions impacting demand for the Company’s products; potential negative impacts of a reverse stock split; potential cost, headcount and salary reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their expected results; circumstances outside of the Company's control, such as natural disasters, climate change, health epidemics and pandemics, terrorist attacks, and civil unrest; risks related to the Company's operations in China; the success of the Company's remedial measures taken in response to the Special Committee findings; the Company’s dependence on its suppliers and contract manufacturer; the Company's ability to develop and protect its technologies; the Company's ability to protect against cybersecurity risks; and the ability of the Company to attract and retain employees, any adverse developments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings, and volatility of the Company’s stock price. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 28, 2024, as amended on May 30, 2024, and June 24, 2024, as updated by the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s first quarter 2024 Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 30, 2024, and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.

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Investors (English): ir@faradayfuture.com

Investors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com

Media: john.schilling@ff.com

Source: Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.

FAQ

What are the price ranges for Faraday Future's (FFIE) new FX models?

The FX 5 is expected to be priced between $20,000-$30,000, while the FX 6 is expected to range from $30,000-$50,000.

When will Faraday Future (FFIE) launch its new FX vehicles?

Faraday Future plans to launch its FX vehicles by the end of 2025, subject to securing necessary funding.

What types of powertrains will the new Faraday Future (FFIE) FX models offer?

The FX models will offer two powertrain options: a range-extended AIEV and a battery-electric AIEV.