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Rivian has halted production of the electric commercial van it produces for Amazon, citing a parts shortage in the latest supply chain disruption for the EV manufacturer.
As reported by EV earlier this week, the electric vehicle (EV) maker has accumulated over one thousand vans in the parking lot of its plant in Normal, Illinois.
The temporary stoppage began earlier this month at its factory in Normal, Illinois, Bloomberg reported on Friday citing the manufacturer.
In 2019, Amazon placed a $7 billion order with Rivian for 100,000 electric delivery vans to be delivered by the end of the decade.
To date, Rivian has shipped over 15,000 of these vans to Amazon across the United States and a few units to Germany. In October of 2023, Amazon had received 10,000 units.
The EV maker did not disclose which components were in short supply but stated that it expects to make up for the missed production. However, no timeline was provided.
“We’re aware that Rivian encountered short-term production issues this month, and we don’t expect it to impact us,” an Amazon representative told Bloomberg.
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After adding AT&T to its customer list late last year, the company led by RJ Scaringe has been in discussions with several other companies aiming to expand the customer portfolio.
New pictures from earlier this week showed the parking lot of Rivian’s plant in Normal, Illinois, filled with the EDVs with most of them being Amazon-branded while some dozens were unbranded.
Over the last few months, a few pictures were shared on social media showing vans branded by DHL fueling speculation about a forthcoming deal with the global logistics giant.
In June, Rivian’s CFO Claire McDonough said the company was “in the market speaking to a number of large B2B enterprise players”.
In late June, a new drone video shared by a Rivian enthusiast on YouTube revealed a significant accumulation of delivery vans at the electric vehicle manufacturer’s factory lot in Normal, Illinois.
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