Rivian, the startup electric truck manufacturer, announced Thursday it has built 2,425 trucks to date, but the production ramp-up at its downstate Normal plant continues to be stuck in first gear, constrained in large part by supply chain issues.
During a fourth quarter earnings call, the California-based company reported that 1,410 vehicles have rolled off the line this year through March 8, a modest acceleration from its first full quarter of production last year, but with many miles to go to hit a new target of 25,000 vehicles in 2022.
“Not surprisingly, our highest priority for the remainder of 2022 is ramping production of our Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility,” Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe said during the call. “The biggest constraints we now face really lie with the supply chain, and it’s really a small number of parts for which the supplier isn’t ramping.”
