Rivian Moves More Engineers Near Illinois EV Factory to Speed Up Output

EV startup centralizes more of its workforce to get assembly line running faster

Rivian is under pressure to prove it can build its electric trucks at scale without having ramped up production before, as competition heats up from legacy auto makers. WSJ toured Rivian’s and Ford’s EV factories to see how they are pushing to meet demand. Illustration: Adam Falk

Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc. is relocating parts of its manufacturing engineering team to its Illinois factory as part of a reorganization aimed at speeding up production, according to a person familiar with the plan.

The reorganization is expected to be announced soon and will result in a significant portion of the engineering team that works on manufacturing-related tasks being asked to relocate from around the country to central Illinois or the company’s headquarters in Irvine, Calif., the person said. 

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