Rivian hasn’t had the smoothest year, what with the rising cost of materials and supplier issues. But is the outlook improving in the second half of the year? The EV maker revealed this week that it has delivered 6584 vehicles in the third quarter, while producing 7363 vehicles. That’s a marked improvement over the second quarter of this year, when Rivian delivered 4467 vehicles while producing 4401 examples of the R1T and R1S. The EV maker once again did not reveal a model breakdown, but it is believed that the SUV accounts for a minority of production at the moment, as Rivian is fulfilling orders for its R1T electric pickup placed some time ago. Read original article here.
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