Rivian moves staff to Illinois plant for faster EV production.
Rivian is relocating parts of its manufacturing engineering team to Illinois to accelerate production of its R1T electric pickup trucks and R1S SUVs. The reorganization would mean those working on manufacturing engineering would be asked to relocate to central Illinois or its headquarters in Irvine, California. Rivian has been losing money on every vehicle it builds and narrowly missed its annual production target of 25,000 units last year.