Delivery Day at Normal with Factory Tour

[Guy]

The day finally came when I picked up my Red Canyon R1T. I had made my reservation back in October 2021 for an R1S but changed after this past January delivery estimates. I am in the Philadelphia suburbs but wanted the factory tour and adventure of driving 800+ miles home.
The factory tour was excellent and since I had chosen the 8:30am tour it was just me and my tour guide, Lucas, who a fantastic job giving me a full hour tour before my delivery. Several interesting observations include :

1. production being 95% SUV and 5% truck,
2. there was one dual motor truck going through checks. I am told that they are sprinkling them into production throughout August and September then ramping up.
3. vehicles come off the production line then have some checks before going through the dump, then the first water test (front and rear focused), followed by Driver + calibration, followed by a second water test (aimed on the sides), then onto final QC
4. the factory is on three shifts for the R1 line and two shifts for the EDV and they operate seven days a week (I had heard before 5 or 6).
5. according to my delivery expert Compass Yellow was 1% of the vehicles he had delivered (over 500 to date) and Red Canyon is around 5-10% so some concern that color might be next for the chopping block!
6. they still batch colors in 3-5 vehicle increments as well as batching S and T (20-40) to minimize wear on the robots switching from one to the other

There have been several forum members concerned about quality and I have also been concerned given some of the issues raised. But I was very happy, the truck is almost perfect with two minor alignment issues which I will get resolved next year when SCs open in New Jersey. My concerns around cracked glass, steering wheel alignment, wheel tracking (pulling to left or right) and overall panel alignment were non-issues.

The entire experience was very enjoyable and I would recommend it if you can make it out to Normal.

I am about half way home and have averaged 2.05 miles per KW on 20” and highway speeds.

One quirk is in my vehicle info it says Canyon Red, rather than Red Canyon which my Mulroney label says!

Three charging sessions so far, all on EA and no real issues except having to move to a different chargers once. All pretty straightforward so far.

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[COdogman]

Oh Yeah!

 

[ScottnAZ]

Congrats!!! Jealous of you all that are getting the factory tour! (1600 miles is just too far for me).

safe travels home

 

[Bassface]

That red is gorgeous ?

 

[Eeyore]

Damn, I should have gotten the Red. Enjoy.

 

[moosetags]

Thanks for the Factory report. Very nice truck, Best wishes.

Brian

 

[virgnia_rivian]

The red is a fantastic color and not fully appreciated until you see it in person. The first time we saw it was at the factory during delivery last year. It’s good to hear the R1S is most of the production right now. I think that vehicle will help propel Rivian to profitability while they get the R2 factory up and running.

 

[cohall]

Congrats! Love the Red.

 

[Sevn86]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Quick]

Love the red. Just got my RC purchase from the shop confirmed last night and hope to have it soon.

Just curious, what were the alignment issues you found?

 

[Guy]

Love the red. Just got my RC purchase from the shop confirmed last night and hope to have it soon.

Just curious, what were the alignment issues you found?

Front passenger door is slightly low - only visible when you trace the crease from the hood to the back (quite visible when I look in the side mirror). Also the charge port door is slightly out of alignment when you trace the wheel arch from the main body to the charge port door.

Both minor and I will do something about it when they open NJ centers - but certainly not urgent.

They did have the hood perfectly aligned.

Good luck with your purchase.

 

[R1Sky Business]

The day finally came when I picked up my Red Canyon R1T. I had made my reservation back in October 2021 for an R1S but changed after this past January delivery estimates. I am in the Philadelphia suburbs but wanted the factory tour and adventure of driving 800+ miles home.
The factory tour was excellent and since I had chosen the 8:30am tour it was just me and my tour guide, Lucas, who a fantastic job giving me a full hour tour before my delivery. Several interesting observations include :

1. production being 95% SUV and 5% truck,
2. there was one dual motor truck going through checks. I am told that they are sprinkling them into production throughout August and September then ramping up.
3. vehicles come off the production line then have some checks before going through the dump, then the first water test (front and rear focused), followed by Driver + calibration, followed by a second water test (aimed on the sides), then onto final QC
4. the factory is on three shifts for the R1 line and two shifts for the EDV and they operate seven days a week (I had heard before 5 or 6).
5. according to my delivery expert Compass Yellow was 1% of the vehicles he had delivered (over 500 to date) and Red Canyon is around 5-10% so some concern that color might be next for the chopping block!
6. they still batch colors in 3-5 vehicle increments as well as batching S and T (20-40) to minimize wear on the robots switching from one to the other

There have been several forum members concerned about quality and I have also been concerned given some of the issues raised. But I was very happy, the truck is almost perfect with two minor alignment issues which I will get resolved next year when SCs open in New Jersey. My concerns around cracked glass, steering wheel alignment, wheel tracking (pulling to left or right) and overall panel alignment were non-issues.

The entire experience was very enjoyable and I would recommend it if you can make it out to Normal.

I am about half way home and have averaged 2.05 miles per KW on 20” and highway speeds.

One quirk is in my vehicle info it says Canyon Red, rather than Red Canyon which my Mulroney label says!

Three charging sessions so far, all on EA and no real issues except having to move to a different chargers once. All pretty straightforward so far.

Let's find some dirt please.

 

[Yossarian]

Congrats @Guy and thanks for the factory report.

Like you, I changed my reservation in January, but in the reverse order from the late lamented R1T to an R1S, though also in Red Canyon (or Canyon Red). I too am in the Philly area and am hoping that by the time the Rivian is ready for delivery, at least one of the NJ service centers is open. I would love to see RC (CR?) in person and hope our paths cross at some point.

 

[SASSquatch]

Congrats! Thanks for the rundown of your tour and great taste in selecting Canyon Red my friend!

Can't wait to see more posts on all the adventures you are going to have in that beautiful R1T!

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

Congratulations! Tour insight is appreciated. Canyon Red is a unique color in person with the various shades depending upon lighting. Hopefully that color is not on the chopping block.

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