The rivian is shutting around 150 workers-its second small staff cuts in a few months-like the company reads itself for all the important launch of its more common. R2 SUV Next year.
The company confirmed Techcrunch that the new deduction was mostly for its “commercial” team, which belongs to sales and service operations, and affected employees would be eligible for redistribution and would be encouraged to apply for other open posts. The Wall Street Journal First reported First trimmed on Thursday.
Spring follows the cut of about one percent of its total workforce Techcrunch first reported At the end of June. Those deductions targeted the manufacturing team of the Rivian.
The rivian has repeatedly adjusted the workforce in the last two years. It laid around 10% of its employees in early 2024 And Another small cut made in April 2024The company started this year with around 15,000 employees worldwide.
