Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Last year, Tesla activated its camera-based driver monitoring system in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, allowing the company to provide an extra layer of checks to determine if drivers were paying attention to the road while using Autopilot and FSD features. The complaint was filed in an Illinois Circuit Court on March 11, 2022. .

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JUNE 1, 2023

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

Just after the reveal of its more affordable R2, R3, and R3X models in March, Rivian announced plans to rejigger its production capacity at its existing plant in Illinois, to accommodate the R2 electric SUV at that plant instead of an even larger one in Georgia that remains on the drawing board.

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Teslarati

APRIL 1, 2021

Lucid Motors and Rivian were sued by the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, and some individual franchised auto dealerships in the state for selling vehicles directly to consumers. The Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act were cited in the lawsuit.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Rivian has started making R1T electric trucks for customers at its Illinois plant, the company revealed on. And Rivian is making—but not yet delivering—its electric trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2023

The Lion Electric Company recently completed production of its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery manufacturing facility located in Mirabel, Québec. The news comes as Lion has also recently celebrated the start of production at its US vehicle manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 18, 2024

Despite the pause, the electric vehicle (EV) maker expects to recover lost production, though the company has not disclosed the parts, nor the exact timeline for the pause. Instead, Rivian moved plans for production of the upcoming R2 platform to Illinois, gaining a huge state incentive package for the next-generation EV.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 30, 2023

This and more, here at Green Car Reports Rivian’s Enduro motor unit, made by the company itself in Illinois, cuts weight, cuts costs, and provides nearly the. We look at how Rivian Dual-Motor models compare to Quad-Motor models. And what makes green hydrogen worthy of a federal incentive?

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

Rivian revamps its Illinois plant for R2 production. Rivian is rejiggering the production capacity of its plant in Normal, Illinois, to accommodate up to 155,000 of its more affordable R2 SUVs annually. Kia confirms the EV3 for production. EVs are already having a big effect on gasoline demand. And how small of an EV is big enough?

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2023

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Electrek

JUNE 9, 2023

Rivian is saying it hears its customers loud and clear, and if they want to get themselves into a shiny new R1T, they’ll have the opportunity to drive off in one next weekend in Normal, Illinois. You know, almost like a car dealer.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2024

” By February 2024, news broke that Apple allegedly stopped developing its own electric vehicle. Instead, the company is supposedly focusing on developing artificial intelligence (AI). Tesla’s last earnings call revealed the company’s push toward AI development and improving Full Self-Driving.

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Teslarati

APRIL 19, 2021

In Q2 2020, Elon Musk and Zachary Kirkhorn stated that the company intended to expand Tesla Insurance. Last month, those plans seemed to be pushing forward with the company taking steps to introduce Tesla Insurance in other US states, including Texas, Illinois, and Washington.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The United Automotive Workers (UAW) has been threatening strikes at major plants run by multinational automaker Stellantis, and recent statements made by dealerships are echoing some of the union’s attacks on the company and CEO Carlos Tavares. And we intend to fight like hell to make this company keep their promise.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rivian is laying off some of its in-house battery workers at its factory in Normal, Illinois, including the company’s head of cell engineering. Earlier this week, a report from The Information revealed that Rivian is laying off roughly 20 workers on its in-house battery cell development team at the Illinois factory.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 21, 2024

The automaker plans to release a handful of new models over that time, but it will do so without its current VP of manufacturing. Tim Fallon is leaving the company for “greener pastures” at Stellantis, where he will take over the North American head of manufacturing role. The next few years will be make-or-break for Rivian.

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Electrek

APRIL 8, 2024

Rivian (RIVN) officially shut down production at its Normal, Illinois plant as the EV maker prepares for its next growth phase. The company is upgrading the facility to cut costs and improve efficiency as it looks to expand the brand.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2024

Volkswagen is not the first company to take a major stake in Rivian, as Ford did it in 2021 when the company went public. Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume and I are thrilled to announce the formation of a joint venture between our two companies. The company is in the middle of preparations for its next few product launches.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2024

Rivian has announced an additional round of layoffs for some salaried roles, after the company let go of a number of workers earlier this year. On Thursday, the electric vehicle (EV) maker said it would be getting rid of a “small number” of salary roles at the company, as reported by Central Illinois Proud.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

And Stellantis—formerly Chrysler, an iconic American company—is violating its commitment to America,” said Fain. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has acknowledged the poor state of the company’s North American operations. Unfortunately, one of the UAW’s main grievances relates to a Stellantis factory in Belvedere, Illinois.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

last week threatened multiple strikes against the company. On Tuesday, Italian metalworkers’ unions FIM-CISL, UILM, and FIOM announced plans to hold a strike against Stellantis on October 18, according to a report from Automotive News Europe.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Rivian may only be starting its initial production activities, but the company has already announced some of its ambitious goals for the end of the decade. As per CEO RJ Scaringe in an interview ahead of the company’s market debut on the Nasdaq, Rivian is planning to build at least one million vehicles annually by the end of 2030.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“In our 2023 contract, we won major gains, including a commitment to reopen an idled assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, and to build the Dodge Durango in Detroit. The union is claiming that the company is illegally refusing to share details about plans regarding product commitments it made during the UAW's 2023 “Stand Up Strike.”

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 11, 2024

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Teslarati

AUGUST 20, 2024

Rivian’s VP of Manufacturing Operations Tim Fallon has left the company after just two years, and will now join Stellantis as the company’s North America Head of Manufacturing. Stellantis has already announced that Fallon will join the company ahead of accelerated EV plans.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 10, 2024

Napleton Automotive Group in Illinois recently filed a lawsuit, saying the automaker pressured them to re-code unsold inventory as part of their loaner fleet. Lawsuit documentation includes a phone call transcript, during which a Hyundai district manager told a dealer that the company is “up against the wall.”

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Teslarati

JULY 23, 2024

Rivian has garnered over 100,000 pre-orders “and climbing” for the company’s upcoming R2 line, according to a recent statement from one executive. The automaker is currently preparing for the R2 launch, and for production of the EV at its Illinois facility.

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Teslarati

MAY 7, 2024

Rivian held its first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, during which the company highlighted a number of milestones—including how many cumulative miles its R1T, R1S and electric delivery van (EDV) vehicles have driven. Last month, Rivian also announced that it had surpassed a vehicle production milestone of 100,000 units produced.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 29, 2021

EV manufacturing Hyundai brings green jobs to Alabama EVs from Hyundai will begin production in Montgomery next year as part of the company's $7.4 Lion Electric announces plans to build electric buses in Joliet, Illinois. billion U.S. investment over the next four years.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 2, 2024

The company produced 17,541 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, up 7.5% Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive today announced production totals for the quarter and full-year ending December 31, 2023. from the prior quarter, and delivered 13,972 vehicles during the same period, down 10.2%

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Teslarati

MAY 21, 2024

Rivian has officially set a date for this year’s Investor Day event, as can now be seen on the company’s website. CT, as has appeared on the company’s investors page. The electric vehicle (EV) maker says that there will be a virtual tour of its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, as hosted by CEO RJ Scaringe.

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Teslarati

JULY 11, 2024

states claiming the company overcharged for insurance. Last year, a Tesla customer sued the automaker, stating the company utilized “false” crash warnings to inflate insurance premiums instead of collecting actual driving behavior. I’d love to hear from you!

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Teslarati

JUNE 5, 2024

Most drivers have not adopted it because the rates are still higher than the company planned for them to be. Insurance costs were expected to be lower because Tesla knows its vehicles better than the large insurance companies out there. Tesla launched its in-house insurance program in the United States in 2019.

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Teslarati

JULY 2, 2024

On Tuesday, Rivian reported delivering 13,790 vehicles during Q2, along with producing 9,612 at its production facility in Normal, Illinois. The company has also reiterated its full-year 2024 production target of 57,000 vehicles , ahead of the production of two new vehicle lines.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Today, the company has made good on its promise to deliver the latter as US customers can lease an R1S of their own. The American automaker has also added two more states to its lease program – Illinois, where the EVs are currently built, and Virginia. That brings the total to 16 states in all.

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Electrek

MAY 7, 2021

Lion Electric will build a new manufacturing plant in Joliet, Illinois. The company has committed to an initial investment of at least $70 million over a three-year period, as part of its agreement with the government of Illinois.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Rivian ( NASDAQ: RIVN ) has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $78 per share, valuing the company at $77 billion on a fully-diluted basis. These results were well above the company’s raised expectations. Amazon’s 20% stake in the company would now be worth about $15.4 billion as of this writing.

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