🚨BREAKING: Volkswagen is taking a $1B stake in Rivian and will invest another $4B to form a joint venture. Rivian stock shot up 30% after-hours on the news. The companies said they will develop "next generation" battery-powered vehicles with leading edge software. A watershed moment for Rivian, that could along with their deep legacy partnership with Amazon, effectively securing their rightful place as an EV titan here to stay.
Stock is still down 30% overall for the year... a 30% monetary bump is even smaller than that of meme-coins. VW is just playing the long game and knowing that the failure of Rivian in the U.S is inevitable - this is them looking to corner their technology and introduce it into markets that will actually net profits.
Love this investment. Rivian is close to breaking through. I do think they need the affordable EV sooner.
I hope this partnership can help Rivian to take a significant market share and become a serious competitor to Chinese manufacturers
I hope this means I can get an R3X before I need adult diapers
Good news for Rivian for sure!
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1moI feel like the writing has been on the wall for a little bit that Rivian would emerge with Tesla out as the new EV kids on the block to challenge legacy automakers. Personally, I would like to see Apple buy Rivian, but this is an amazing step too.