Rivian constructed 13,992 autos and delivered 12,640 autos within the second quarter of 2023, the automaker reported Monday.
These new Q2 numbers are up considerably versus the 9,395 autos made and seven,946 delivered within the first quarter. They usually present that Rivian is not falling a lot farther behind on deliveries.
A Rivian press launch mentioned these numbers “stay according to the corporate’s expectations,” and that Rivian is on monitor to ship 50,000 autos this yr, according to beforehand launched annual steering.
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The Q2 numbers embody the R1T electrical pickup truck and R1S electrical SUV for the retail market, together with the EDV lineup of electrical supply vans, and would not get away manufacturing and supply volumes by mannequin line. All autos are presently manufactured in Regular, Illinois, and can proceed to be till a deliberate second manufacturing unit in Georgia comes on-line.
Each Rivian and Lucid minimize their manufacturing estimates final yr. The 2 EV hopefuls have been studying the identical lesson Tesla did with the lengthy ramp up of Mannequin 3 manufacturing, particularly that making vehicles is difficult.
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Some components could now be working in Rivian’s favor, although. The beginning of Rivian’s personal Enduro modular motor models has possible helped increase manufacturing numbers. The R1S and R1T stay eligible for $3,750 below the revised EV tax credit score, and that may additionally play a task in protecting supply numbers up. Rivian final yr dropped essentially the most reasonably priced variations of those vehicles.
The truckmaker has additionally confirmed the 390-mile R1S Max Pack for fall deliveries. However as CEO RJ Scaringe just lately defined, we cannot see off-road parlor tips just like the Tank Flip mode the corporate teased just a few years in the past.