Electric vehicle stocks have struggled lately due to lower-than-expected demand. Yet, many long-term growth drivers remain in place for this still-young industry.
24/7 Wall St. Insights Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) remains too small and loses too much money to survive, even if its vehicles are well-regarded.
Rivian is working closely with Volkswagen, a tie-up that could bring it a multitude of potential benefits. For now, Rivian's production output remains volatile and its losses per vehicle delivered hasn't improved.
Rivian's $81,000 improvement in gross profit per vehicle is a little misleading. Rivian still plans to achieve positive gross profit during the fourth quarter.
EV stocks like Rivian have struggled in 2024. The biggest detractor has been slower-than-expected growth for EV demand.
A fire at the Rivian factory over the weekend damaged several electric vehicles. The company's assembly plant itself was not harmed.
Rivian's business is still growing, but losses look unsustainable. The company plans to bring margins under control in the near term.
A fire broke out at a parking lot at Rivian Automotive's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois late on Saturday damaging many of its electric vehicles, the U.S. startup said on Sunday.
After a brief recovery in July, Rivian's (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock collapsed again and went down 42% for the year while the market was 19% higher.
Rivian is still on track for a "modest" gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2024. Second-quarter 2024 earnings results were a step back for Rivian because of the cost of upgrading its production systems and products.
Friday could be the day the ‘high interest rate era' of the market ended.
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