Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off

<figure> <img alt="Rivian R2" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Anthony Tahlier / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/268434_Rivian_Factory_ATahlier_0019.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/938196/rivian-r2-ev-factory-supply-chain">Rivian had high hopes</a> for its more affordable R2 vehicle - and so far, those hopes appear to be paying off. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company released its <a href="https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-releases-q4-2025-production-and-delivery-figures">third-quarter production and delivery numbers</a> today, reporting 19,751 vehicles produced and 19,248 delivered. That represents an 85 percent year-over-year increase in production and a 45 percent jump in deliveries. (For a direct-to-consumer automaker like Rivian, deliveries serve as a proxy for sales.) The company also reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance, expecting to deliver 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rivian's sales surge is a rare bright spot in a struggling industry. A year after President Trump and Re …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1004127/rivian-q3-2026-production-delivery-r2">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>