Rivian took its largest monthly share of new EV titles in Washington state on record in September, as its R2 SUV became the state’s second most-titled electric model, according to Department of Licensing data updated on Wednesday.
The EV maker titled 359 new vehicles in Washington in September, up 76.8% from 203 the previous year, according to the state’s title and registration activity data.
Rivian’s figures represented 12.7% of all new fully electric vehicles titled in the state during the month, up from 4.8% in September 2025.
It was the brand’s highest monthly share since its first Washington titles in November 2021, ahead of the 12.5% it reached in February 2024.
The R2 accounted for 292 of the September titles, or 81% of Rivian’s total.
That made it the second most-titled electric model in the state, behind Tesla‘s Model Y at 967 and ahead of the Model 3 at 216 and Hyundai‘s Ioniq 5 at 192.
Rivian was the second-largest brand by new fully electric titles in Washington in September, behind Tesla’s 1,243, after ranking seventh a year earlier.
The gains came as new battery-electric titles across all brands fell 32.9% in the month, to 2,829 from 4,219, and Tesla’s fell 15.7%.
The data counts new vehicles receiving their first Washington title on the date the state processed the transaction, rather than the delivery date.
Dealers have up to 45 calendar days after delivery to submit title applications, so September’s totals could still rise in later updates.
For the third quarter, Rivian titled 757 new vehicles in Washington, up 20.9% from 626 a year earlier, its first year-on-year quarterly gain since the second quarter of 2025.
Its titles had fallen 48.7% in the first quarter and 29.8% in the second.
The R2 Ramp
Rivian’s R2 titles have risen every month since the first one was titled in Washington in June.
The state recorded eight new R2s in June, 15 in July, 60 in August and 292 in September, for a total of 375. One more R2 was titled as a used vehicle in August.
The average reported sale price of the 292 new R2s titled in September was about $61,900, and about $61,600 across all 375.
The prices are those reported to the state at the time of titling and are not transaction prices.
The average reported sale price of new R1S titles this year was about $100,600, and of R1T titles about $97,900.
Rivian delivered a record 19,248 vehicles in the third quarter and said its second R2 production shift at Normal, Illinois, began before the end of September.
The 367 new R2s titled in Washington in the third quarter equal about a tenth of the 3,456 R2s that Cox Automotive estimates Rivian sold in the US in the period, though the state counts titles by processing date rather than sale date.
Rivian has said the R2’s Premium trim will become available in late 2026, with the Standard trim following in early 2027.
R1 Keeps Falling
Excluding the R2, Rivian’s September titles fell 67% to 67 vehicles from 203 a year earlier.
New R1S titles fell to 49 from 151 and R1T titles to 17 from 51 and no electric delivery vans were titled in the month, against one a year earlier.
From January through September, Rivian titled 1,546 new vehicles in Washington, down 20.4% from 1,943 a year earlier.
Excluding delivery vans, titles of its consumer models, the R1S, R1T and R2, fell 21.4% to 1,376 from 1,750.
The comparison includes an unusually strong January 2025, when Rivian titled 448 vehicles in Washington, more than in any month since.
New R1S titles fell 43.1% to 759 in that period, R1T titles fell 41.8% to 242 and delivery van titles fell 12.5% to 168.
New battery-electric titles across all brands fell 23% over the nine months, to 26,973 from 35,042.
That lifted Rivian’s share of new battery-electric titles to 5.7% for the first nine months, from 5.5% a year earlier, after it had slipped to 4.9% in the first eight months.
It was Rivian’s highest share for the January-to-September period since 2024, when it reached 6.9%, according to EV‘s analysis of the data.
The share was 5.4% in the same period of 2023 and 3.3% in 2022.
Rivian was the third-largest brand by new battery-electric titles in the state from January to September, behind Tesla at 13,151 and Hyundai at 2,168, and ahead of Toyota at 1,429 and Chevrolet at 1,407.
It ranked fifth in the first eight months and fifth in the same nine-month period of 2025.
Tesla, which has been allowed to sell directly in Washington throughout, saw its new titles fall 8.3% over the nine months, to 13,151 from 14,335.
Dealer License
Rivian said on September 26 that it had secured a dealer license in Washington, allowing it to sell vehicles from its own locations in the state.
Employees gathered in Seattle on September 15 to mark the license, the company said, without saying when it was issued.
Before then, Washington buyers could order Rivians online, and those vehicles were titled in the state as new.
The data does not show whether a vehicle was sold online or at a Rivian location.
Past 10,000
There were 10,135 Rivians registered at Washington addresses as of September 30, according to the state’s EV population data, updated on Wednesday, up from 9,800 a month earlier.
They included 5,639 R1S, 2,955 R1T, 1,162 delivery vans, 376 R2s and three Rivian Commercial Vans.
Rivian accounted for 4.2% of the 241,238 battery-electric vehicles registered in the state, up from 4.1% a month earlier.
It was the seventh-largest battery-electric brand by registered vehicles, behind Tesla, Nissan, Chevrolet, Ford, Hyundai and Kia.
Tesla’s registered fleet fell to 121,879 from 122,573 a month earlier, still about half of all battery-electric vehicles in the state.
King County, which includes Seattle, had 5,503 of the state’s Rivians, including 248 of the 376 R2s. Snohomish County had 36 R2s and Pierce County 31.
Lucid, which secured clearance for direct sales in Washington this year, had 949 vehicles registered in the state, including 695 Air sedans and 254 Gravity SUVs, up from 915 a month earlier.
