Rivian has begun producing customer-ready R2 SUVs at its Illinois factory despite recent tornado damage to the facility. CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed no production delays expected and reaffirmed the company's timeline to ship R2s by end of H1 2026. The R2 is critical to Rivian's path to profitability, with guidance for 20,000–25,000 deliveries by year-end 2026.
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Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory
Rivian begins shipping R2 SUVs despite tornado damage, targeting 20,000–25,000 2026 deliveries to prove its turnaround path to profitability.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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