Foreign media reported that the electric car startup "Rivian Automotive" is moving some of its manufacturing engineering team to its factory in Illinois, USA.

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[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Foreign media reported that as part of the company's accelerated production restructuring plan, the electric vehicle startup "Rivian" is moving some of its manufacturing engineering team to its factory in Illinois, USA.

According to comprehensive media reports, during the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) outbreak, Rivian hired engineers anywhere and allowed them to work remotely.

However, as the epidemic slows down and the epidemic prevention measures are lifted, Rivian is currently trying to gather relevant employees to speed up vehicle production.

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The reorganization, which is expected to be announced soon, would require those involved in manufacturing engineering to relocate to either the Illinois factory or Rivian's headquarters in Irvine, California, sources said.

The manufacturing engineering staff relocated to the Illinois plant will be responsible for the design and operation of the plant, from the machines that help build the vehicles to the layout of the assembly lines.

The report pointed out that it is not yet known how many employees will be affected by the restructuring.

But Rivian management has spoken to manufacturing engineering staff, with dozens of employees expressing reluctance to relocate, sources said.

For those employees who are unwilling to migrate, Rivian plans to provide them with severance packages and will recruit new employees to fill the vacancies.

In response to the above reports, Rivian said that moving its manufacturing engineering team closer to its Illinois plant and its headquarters in Irvine, California, would help increase the company's output, but declined to confirm whether the company was relocating the team.

Rivian's stock price closed at $13.62 on the 24th, a decrease of 0.66%.

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