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Amazon-Backed Rivian Reportedly Eyes EV Plant in Europe
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Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle maker backed by Amazon .com Inc., is scouting locations in Europe to build a new factory, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 11, 2021Amazon-Backed Rivian Aims for IPO This Year
The Rivian Automotive Inc. R1S electric sports utility vehicle. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., is looking to go public as soon as September at a valuation of about $50 billion and perhaps more, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 10, 2021Amazon Starts Road Testing Rivian Electric Vans in Los Angeles
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Amazon .com Inc. began testing the first lot of its Rivian Automotive Inc. electric delivery vans in Los Angeles as it works to fulfill a pledge to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord 10 years early.
February 3, 2021Rivian Reportedly Reaches $27.6 Billion Value on New Funds
Rivian's R1T electric pickup truck. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-truck startup backed by Amazon .com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., raised $2.65 billion in new funding from a group of investors led by T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
January 19, 2021Rivian Is Close to Raising Funds at $25 Billion Valuation
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Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck startup backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., is close to raising a new round of funding valuing it at about $25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
January 5, 2021Amazon Unveils Prototype of Rivian-Built Electric Delivery Van
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Amazon .com Inc. unveiled a prototype of one of three electric vehicles being developed in partnership with startup EV truck manufacturer Rivian.
October 9, 2020Rivian Faces Ban From Michigan Car Dealers in Direct-Sales Fight
The Rivian R1T electric pickup truck. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Michigan auto dealers are trying to block startup electric carmakers including Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Motors Inc. from following in Tesla Inc.’s footsteps by selling vehicles directly to consumers and servicing them in the state.
September 21, 2020EV Maker Rivian Raises $2.5 Billion in New Funding Round
Rivian's R1T electric pickup truck. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck startup already backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., raised $2.5 billion in new funding from a group of investors led by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.
July 10, 2020Ford’s Lincoln Partners With Rivian for First Electric Model
Rivian's R1S electric SUV is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2018. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Lincoln is building its first fully electric vehicle with Rivian Automotive Inc., the battery-powered truck and SUV maker Ford Motor Co. backed with a $500 million investment last year.
January 29, 2020Tesla Clears Road for Rivian, Others to Sell EVs in Michigan Without Dealers
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Tesla Inc.’s legal victory to sell its electric vehicles in Michigan without dealers could clear a path for other carmakers to follow.
January 23, 2020