Posted on August 03, 2022
Rivian only recently started production of its three initial products, the R1T pickup, the R1S luxury SUV, and an electric delivery van for which Amazon, a major Rivian investor, is the primary customer.
The R1T pickup and R1S SUV have been well received by critics, with the truck getting MotorTrend's Truck of the Year award. The company has faced some struggles with ramping up its manufacturing with Scaringe pointing to supply chain issues and the tight labor market, specifically, as challenges.
Rivian's electric vehicles are currently manufactured in a former Mitsubishi factory in Normal, Illinois, but the automaker is already planning a second factory near Atlanta. The Georgia factory is expected to eventually employ as many as 7,500 workers.
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