Rivian has brought employees back to its Normal, Ill. factory to resume work after a shutdown due the COVID-19 pandemic.
Because of the stop, Rivian has delayed the start of production on its R1T and R1S electric truck and SUV until 2021. The company hoped to start building vehicles at the end of this year.
Rivian has great momentum and its vehicles are highly anticipated. The company has attracted important strategic funding from Amazon, Cox Automotive, and Ford. In fact, the company has a contract with Amazon to build 100,000 electric delivery vans. Rivian says its still on track to deliver 10,000 vans as early as 2022.