Rivian Automotive buys huge factory for EV manufacturing

Posted on 12 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Rivian Automotive, a relatively unknown US electric vehicle startup has this week burst into the spotlight buying a huge new factory.

Rivian Automotive’s newly purchased production facility in Normal, Illinois. Image courtesy of Rivian Automotive. The company came out of ‘stealth mode’ to confirm the purchase of a large former Mitsubishi car factory in Normal, Illinois for an undisclosed price. Measuring a total of 2.4 million sqft, the factory is about half…

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