Supply chain and production issues are plaguing the automotive industry at all levels currently and no company can say it has been unaffected. Rivian is no exception and after its seat supplier, the Commercial Vehicle Group founded in 2000 and based in New Albany, Ohio, reportedly threatened the startup that it would not supply seats unless it agreed to pay around two times more than they had initially agreed upon.
According to this report published by The Wall Street Journal, if this dispute is not settled, then it could affect production of the electric delivery van, the one ordered by Amazon, with the specific Amazon variants called RPV, short for Amazon-Rivian Prime Van (the models are generally known as the EDV 500 and EDV 700). However, the supplier denies the price doubling claims, arguing that there was no legal constraint for it to stick to the initially agreed-upon price, especially since Rivian reportedly submitted several design and engineering changes.
