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Rivian will likely resume production making refreshed configs for the shop. It's possible, of course, that the refreshed R1s will be almost unchanged in features and look.
I think they will likely produce shop & custom configurations concurrently. Why? Some prospective buyers are okay with waiting for a custom configuration to be built, while others are more interested in buying a vehicle as soon as possible (Rivian or not). It is in Rivian's best interest to ensure that both options are available so as to win the business of both buyers.
At least in Canada, the choice of configs they have in the shop is mind boggling. There are only 3 DM options - all of which have Underbody shield...an upgrade most don't care to have. Of all the configs they have only 3 DM options doesn't make very much sense (also 3 PDM options). They need more lower priced options available for folks. i get they're trying to make as much as possible off of each car, but people want options that aren't the AT upgrade or shield.
I like how everyone assumes each vehicle is in the shop. When the reality is, they build a dozen or so of identical vehicles and list just the one example.....
That's my point. I'm well aware not every car is in the shop. Let's call what they have in the shop the only "templates" they will build. What i'm trying to say is that they only have 3 DM templates of cars they're willing to build..across ALL colours, Wheel choices, and interiors. That's wild.
I am a Canadian and ordered my R1s in 2020. I upgraded to the max pack to allow me to drive from Alberta to B.C. In the summer. Rivian was to deliver my vehicle in March or April 2024. As a result of this change I no longer receive my vehicle and I am told that the voucher discount may run out prior to the factory being able to prodice my order once again. Rivian should have completed their custom order prior to shutting down to upgrade. I am one unhappy Rivian Customer.Just got this email. I still believe the line shutdown will result in a materially different refreshed R1 platform, which is why Rivian is changing pre-order holders to vouchers, because trims/options aren't going to line up anymore.
That's crazy they canceled yours. My configuration is still active and I have spoke to them about just holding off until after the shutdown to take delivery. They had no issues with me waiting.
Not my understanding. if Rivian was only loosing 30,000 per vehicle company wide their total yearly loss would be apx. 30,000 X 60,000= 1,800,000,000 that's 1.8 Billion per year. Rivian is loosing multiples of this.
Rivian's expenditures aren't only building vehicles. They are trying to expand to build the R2 line (in Georgia and now Illinois) and that costs billions of dollars. That is reflected in how much cash they are burning. So they aren't burning 1.8 billion per year (or more) on building vehicles.
Exactly. I was pointing this out in my response to assumption that Rivians losses were much less than $30K per vehicle in Q4 2023.
There is a very limited number of early preorder holders (mainly Canadians) that had Max pack preorders and waited and waited for this configuration and never had the chance to purchase one. This sucks for this limited group. Their are others who have changed their config's or declined the chance to purchase earlier and for that group I have less empathy. In a perfect world Rivian could reach out on an individual basis and offer special goodwill to allow use of vouchers on post refresh R1's. I would imagine this special goodwill offer would apply to ballpark of 100 total customers and would barely even show up on a quarterly report.
