Rivian Stock Dives Again

By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Aug 26, 7:00AM EDT · Published Aug 25, 9:33AM EDT

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Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) stock has collapsed again for several reasons.
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After a brief recovery in July, Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock collapsed again and went down 42% for the year, while the market was 19% higher. Its problems are the same ones it has had since its founding: It is too small to factor in what has become a problematic electric vehicle (EV) market, and its losses are stupendous.

What’s happened recently?

Rivian had a fire on one of the lots where it stores its vehicles. The cause is under investigation.

Rivan recently stopped production at one of its plants. The plant makes trucks for major partner Amazon. The reason given was a shortage of parts. Amazon owns 16% of Rivan’s inventory, and its total order for Rivian vehicles could hit 100,000.

Rivian’s production chief, Tim Fallon, quit and went to Jeep, weakening Rivian’s management structure. He will lead Jeep’s EV business, which competes with Rivian.

Next, Rivian had a challenging second quarter. Vehicle production was only 9,616, a staggeringly small number.

Finally, the company lost $1.5 billion in the most recent quarter, adding to its string of billion-dollar loss quarters.

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