Me neither…who tf is this clown? “We got the gross margins that match the cogs with the brand recognition” he sounds like a boomer pretending to be a Gen Z
they are being ass kicked by all those Chinese EVs. The only reason they are alive because of US does not allow Chinese EV selling. Rivian has no future across the globe.
@@user-vw6mu8gt6c The only reason why Chinese EVs undersell American is because Chinese automakers can work their people to death and it's not a problem. We are competing with foreign companies that literally grind their employees to dust without any regard.
I have owned 8 trucks before the R1-T and have owned my R1-T for almost 2 years and I am still amazed everyday and would absolutely recommend. The other trucks I’ve owned can’t even be compared to the R1-T. I wish I could have bought 30 years ago, instead of all the other trucks! 😊
Also we forget that Tesla took 17 years to finally turn a profit, but we expect Rivian after 3 years to be profitable while building the biggest vehicle manufacturing plant in the nation in GA.
Believe me when I first brought tesla stock, it was crazy and he’s right taxes is not helping but I’m sure the government goal and policy will have to change for EV as 2030 is their goal.
It'll be worth half a ton by the end of the year. Every quarter this guy has an excuse and tells us all good in 3-4 quarters. Ever hear of fool me once..
He's not good at talking under pressure BUT he's brilliant! Look up his résumé. MIT PHD Its AMAZING!! I'm very confident in him. I have 4 vehicles, Tesla model S, Volvo SUV plug-in hybrid, Ford F250 diesel and a Rivian R1S SUV. The Rivian hands-down is the most amazing to drive road trips around town it's incredible how it rides and drives and the service I once had to use was amazing!
@@stephengneri2136 true! just because you go to MIT doesn't mean you're a genius but it definitely doesn't mean you graduated the bottom of your class. I do think RJ Scaringe is a genius. But ultimately only time will tell.
@@jbr555s Genius is excessive. He doesn't innovate anything to give automotive business. He just brings a good product using other tech and supply chains with a huge amount of money in hand. He does time the market of stock offering and raise money in EV Bubble in 2021 I will give you that. Stock is down 97% from all time high. 😅
The problem is they lose money on every single vehicle they sell they lose billions every quarter, and then more they sell them more they lose they don’t seem to be able to scale like Tesla did
What’s going on I Just woke up and I saw my portfolio holding my Rivian stock is down about $10,000 😑! Don’t be discouraged by the news, Rivian is EV Market changing and gold, so thank you Alan musk for promoting the company and challenge accepted rich boy.😅😤
People who already own rivian don't need to buy again The new customers r more than enough to give the stock a strong comeback, but it might take some time But definitely it will
Im interested in seeing how much their q2 factory shutdown will impact gross margins on their vehicles. Ive been watching this company since its IPO but the company's cash burn & tesla have been turning me away. However, i do think they have an amazing product and for whatever reason, i just think theyll figure it out and survive through this manufacturing hell.
Keep it strong RJ! You're gonna get there! Rivian just needs a bump in sales and production units and costs will break even in future! No company starts making profits as soon as they start and this company is delivering products faster and better than Tesla, just look at the cybertruck - completely overpromised in 2019 and only now they've started delivering units at double the price with lower range and towing capacity.
Honestly I don’t think his main focus is keeping shareholders and talking heads happy in the short term, quarter by quarter. I think his main focus is doing whatever he can to make Rivian a lasting company that will make it out of the fire and become a staple for decades to come. There are going to be a lot of bumps in the road getting there and they need to keep their eyes on the prize. Great guy, great trucks, I’m pulling for them.
Can someone tell me how he can say Rivian has the best selling EV in the premium segment... There is no way they sell more Rivians than Tesla S / Xs.... Or am I missing something?
@@NudeDragonsLucid is a joke of a company…any CEO that looses billions a year but still pays himself 469 million is a clown…probably the reason he left!! And Tesla is premium (X&S) and the Y & 3 are cheaper but still think they are premium. It’s all opinion at this point.
@@NudeDragons Model S is absolutely premium. I used to have a BMW and the Model S runs circles in everything. Seats are amazing, best infotainment system in the market, OTA, insane performance, slick interface, etc. And no Rivian does not outsell Model S/X. They are only counting US. Worldwide S/X sells more.
Good he showed up. But clearly he is under lot of pressure. His answers did not match the questions. It’s looking more and more tougher for Rivian. Crucial next 2 years. Hoping they could make it as Rivian has fantastically built quality cars.
In the business school, they teach the Price can't be a competitive edge, but the Quality has to be. I am sure Rivian will weather 2024 and R2 will be more successful than model Y. Can't wait till March 7th.
@@Bren39 Agreed. Its evasion. I cant quite remember the word but theres a description of a CEO-Investor dynamic. CEO must lie to achieve desired results without having the proper backing which would not substantiate if he didn't lie in the first place. CEO has one goal, investors have the same goal but both have a different perception of how it should be accomplished. Scaringe is in the exact same phase that Tesla was a few years ago. Everyone has clearly forgotten Teslas early days, from dumping ice into an overheating car to its slump in sales and extensive cash burning. Rivian is right on track with Teslas history.
@@PistacchioIceCreamSucks the huge difference is that Tesla never sold cars below cost and were also lower priced. Rivian sells cars thousands under cost and the loss will increase with R2. Having build issues and nonsense business models are two different things. Rivian will not be around in 2026
Almost EV manufacturer is looking to introduce lower priced models. They need to. EVs were essentially luxury cars based on their price points. They sold well because of their inherent electrical benefits and low interest rates. Now the interest rates are 3 or 4 times higher, it's reduced the demand significantly. Time for models at prices the mass market can afford.
@@JordanSolomon Touché! So I am happy that they’re in the marketplace, because quite frankly, Tesla has no real competition, I mean they’re so well positioned in terms of talent, money, knowledge, and skill sets, that they can truly conquer the entire market by themselves, and that’s not a good thing, cause I believe in competition, I think competition makes everyone in the business that much better. So kudos to them, if they can really make their company grow, and compete for market share with anyone, including Tesla in the marketplace today, and beyond, because the marketplace is still quite large, as the last estimate I heard in terms of just passenger cars is somewhere in the billions, so there’s a lot of passenger cars out there we need to replaced, if we’re ever going to get to a net zero carbon emissions free world. Cheers 🥂
Rivian workers why would you stay? If you tried to work for Tesla and settled from Rivian maybe look at semi conductors I understand there is a lot of Fabs being built new Casa Grande. Good luck I wish you well but this RJ person is running this company in the ground while getting rich off your backs.
Rivian's gaap loss is $107.4k/vehicle. Rivian's situaion is beyond dire. in 4Q23, Rivian delivered 13,972 vehicles and reported a gaap loss of $1.5 bill. Rivian lost $107.4k per vehicle. Rivian needs to sell its cars for around $200k+ just to break even on a gaap basis. Almost impossible. And why Rivian is headed for certain bankruptcy
I want Rivian to make it but after hearing this CEO speak, I’m not confident. You want to invest in leaders and he speaks like a politician that avoids questions
What I find interesting is that I have never seen a Rivian, not a single one in my town, and we’re a city of more than 1.5 million people, and I see Tesla cars everywhere, and not only that, I drive a Tesla, but I have never seen a single Rivian on the streets or the highways, near where I live, nowhere have I seen a Rivian. So how can Rivian be outselling Tesla?
@@joesmith3908 Excellent! So I’m not out there that often anymore, because I’m retired now, and so I don’t have an outside commute on a daily basis, but because I drive an EV, I’m very focused, and keenly aware of how many people around me are driving electric cars, and I’ve seen the Hyundai Ionia 5, lots of them, the Ford Mustang Mach E, and I recently saw what I think was the Cadillac Lyriq, but I’ve only saw one of them, and so I live in a gated community of over 1000 people and I’m the only resident that drives an EV. So there’s a lot of people in the marketplace that will eventually make their next purchase an EV, and I have no doubt about that, because of the number of people who still ask questions about how good are they? The range, and how long it takes to charge. So all the basic questions that you would think by now most people would just know, but they don’t. They simply don’t know and my car the Tesla M3 is an absolute stunner. I mean it really amazes me that after all these many years, people still can’t get enough of just checking out that car, and I know because I’ve got a lot of them on my dash cam. Cheers 🥂
HOT DAMN!!!! Thats what we want to hear! Rivian builds a good product their customers wont shut the hell up about how great they are. Rivian deserves to suceed. !
After this interview I decided not to buy RIVN shares, because the CEO shows zero confidence, he is not answering the questions, and he almost choked when he said getting positive gross margin. It felt like CEO knows this ship will inevitably sink and he tried hard to cover that with his legally acceptable scripted answers to the questions
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@@weirdshibainuwho needs to drive 300 miles without a break. You charge the vehicle while you sleep, never having to go to a gas station. So over a year you save a lot of time not being at a gas station once or twice a week. I’ve had a 2013 Nissan Leaf for 5 years and have not had to do any maintenance on it (just a set of front tires) and it’s a dream to drive. I wake up in the morning and it’s warmed up and defrosted and I unplug it and head to work. Give it a try, you won’t go back. 😊
@@greentransmission Ever heard of road trips? Why do you think Hertz dropped e.v.s? Cold weather reduces travel range. Ever heard of winter? Great that you can charge at night, but what about people in apartments? Condos? Tech is suppose to make life easier, and e.v.s in their totality is a step backward
Sounds great. Let's continue to prove that people would buy our cars that are much more expensive to make than the price we charge, something perhaps has never been proven before.
why wouldnt someone want to buy an awesome car thats cheaper for the consumer than manufacturer? whats your point? Is your point that theyre losing money? If so.. have you heard of Tesla.. or idk a million other companies that were losing tons of money before becoming profitable.. are u todded?
Improve the range man.. ppl would buy EVs if the 'real range' in all weather conditions is not less than 400 miles, anything less is a deal breaker. You need to hit the the inflection point before you go bankrupt.
It's an easy pass. Has many issues. No one talks about the fact that the ev market is limited especially at this price point, also in about a year.. Thousands of rivian cars will be coming off leases. I read somewhere that almost every sale is a lease.. No one is buying it.
The products (R1T & R1S) are absolutely fantastic. I would say that now that cybertruck is out, its really derisked R1T sales. Their new standard+ pack and dual motor is a great value option as well.
I don't understand the resistance to saying you might have to raise money to expand the business, that's part of business. The more important part is if you can make more from that cash than it costs you, not that you have to raise it.
They have to lower vehicle prices to reach a wider audience. Tesla knew it couldn’t last in the luxury market and brought a line of cars or downgraded existing models to the same price of Prius. Put out a bare bones model at around 24k-27k. Come on guys 😅
In California, auto breakins are at a ridiculous level. This is especially true in the Bay Area and LA, where incomes are relatively high and EVs are popular. Many of those people can quite easily afford $95k electric vehicles. EVs are expensive, and car thieves know that. Having a contemporary high priced EV makes you a target for at least a breakin, but even a carjacking or robbery. Unless you can afford a security detail, you don’t want to be driving around California in a $95k electric vehicle, even if you could comfortably afford it.
Has RJ considered cutting his salary and the new raises he gave himself, in light of these shocking reports, abandoning their factory in George and whzt he’s doing to his employees? I mean come on $1 million dollars a year plus 100.% annual salary match. 😡
Paradise is never what it seems when you finally get there. Waiting for the positive gm. Thats about 10 more months. The price of the 2024 Rivian R1T starts at $71,700 and goes up to $82,850 ... plus T&L. not for most !!!
2026 a $50K price point gets them in the Model Y territory and I’m afraid that won’t be enough. The scariest thing is, to make this R2, it’s clear they’re going to have to capital raise while the stock is down 20%. Dilution at these levels makes me weary of picking up shares. Positive in Q4 is a stretch but they were there directionally. Slowing revenues does not help. I don’t know… I’m indifferent on this one. Upside doesn’t seem to be tremendously high, at least not in the next couple of years.
The problem with Rivian which hopefully will be fixed with future vehicles is many people don’t want to spend 80-100k on a vehicle. No question that the R1T and R1S are great vehicle…just too much money for the average person to spend. RJ is a great CEO and had a perfect vision when the prices were 67k with EV tax credit…the vehicle was gold!!! The problem was when they had to raise the prices…hope they succeed and it’s not too late. for them.
Rivian needs to stop the BS about luxury or outdoor EV. There is not enough demand or infrastructure ever for those. Get to basics - build a fricking road car that is priced to build and sell. Not enough people on in the country to shell out 100k$ for a niche EV that can is too small or too limited in range. Strip down the expensive to build stuff from the two models, cut the cost to build by 20k, pass that on to the customers.
Why did you not take Elon Musks advice given way before our lands here were destroyed. He said RIVIAN needs to get theIR FIRST PLANT in ILL up to production, before thinking about building an additional one in another State! ?
horrible interview. this is gonna be a penny stock. They might go bankrupt or get bought out at this point. This is not a 0 interest environment anymore, they are going to continue to loose $40k per car they sell, borrowing $ at 10-15%? Apple might swoop in and buy for $5 a share when this thing goes to $2.