Rivian Automotive

Also known as Mainstream Motors, Avera Automotive

Rivian Automotive, Inc., is an American electric vehicle manufacturer and automotive technology company founded in 2009. It produces an electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), a pickup truck on a "skateboard" platform that can support future vehicles or be adopted by other companies, and an electric delivery van, the Rivian EDV. It started deliveries of its R1T pickup truck in late 2021. The company planned to build an exclusive charging network in the United States and Canada by the end of 2023.

Key facts

Company.name: Rivian Automotive, Inc.
Company.logo: Rivian logo and wordmark.svg
Company.type: Public
Company.founded: in Rockledge, Florida, U.S.
Company.founder: R. J. Scaringe
Company.hq_location_city: Irvine, California
Company.hq_location_country: U.S.
Company.locations: 63 service centers (2025)
Company.area_served: North America
Company.production: 49,476 vehicles (2024)
Company.revenue:  billion (2024)
Company.operating_income:  billion (2024)

Article

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Contents

History
Beginnings (2009)
Setting up production (2016)
Shipment of first models, IPO, and expansion (2021)
Further expansion setup and struggles, and partnership with Volkswagen (2024)
Entry into autonomous vehicles (2025)
Vehicles
R1T
R1S
Electric Delivery Van (EDV)/Electric Commercial Van (ECV)
R2
R3
R3X
EV charging
Facilities
Vehicle sales
Finances
Funding
Private capital funding
Public company
Largest shareholders
Collaborations
Commercial lawsuits
Employee issues
See also
References
External links

Rivian is based in Irvine, California, with its manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois, and other facilities in Palo Alto, California; Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Burnaby, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; Woking, England; and Belgrade, Serbia. Rivian has plans to build another US$5 billion factory in Social Circle, Georgia. The company raised over US$13.5billion in financing following its initial public offering in November 2021.