The R2 SUV is already Rivian’s best-selling vehicle

Rivian’s new R2 SUV was its best-selling vehicle in the third quarter, the company said Thursday, marking an auspicious start for the all-important EV. While Rivian didn’t say exactly how many R2s it sold over the three-month period, the company is confident enough in the pace of sales that it raised its delivery guidance for Wall Street.

Rivian 周四表示，其新款 R2 SUV 是第三季度最畅销的车型，为这款至关重要的电动汽车开了一个好头。虽然 Rivian 没有透露在这三个月期间具体售出了多少辆 R2，但该公司对销售速度充满信心，并因此上调了华尔街的交付预期。

Rivian had previously expected to deliver between 65,000 and 70,000 EVs this year. On Thursday, it bumped up that floor to 67,000. It’s the second time Rivian has raised its delivery guidance this year, and the company is now on track to break a three-year stalemate during which it struggled to ship more than 50,000 vehicles annually.

Rivian 此前预计今年将交付 65,000 至 70,000 辆电动汽车。周四，该公司将下限提高到了 67,000 辆。这是 Rivian 今年第二次上调交付预期，目前该公司有望打破过去三年每年交付量难以超过 50,000 辆的僵局。

The company launched the R2 just in June, but it has made a major bet on scaling production of the lower-cost SUV at a historically quick rate. The early success of the R2 is also a sign that Rivian is finding new customers despite last year’s loss of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit.

该公司于今年 6 月才推出 R2，但已押下重注，旨在以史无前例的速度扩大这款低成本 SUV 的产能。R2 的早期成功也表明，尽管去年失去了 7,500 美元的联邦电动汽车税收抵免，Rivian 仍在寻找新的客户。

The death of that tax credit, along with changes made by the Trump administration to U.S. regulations that supported the growth of EVs, has caused many major automakers to shift their attention back to internal combustion and hybrid vehicles — leaving room in the market for pure-EV companies like Tesla and Rivian.

税收抵免政策的取消，加上特朗普政府对支持电动汽车发展的美国法规所做的调整，导致许多大型汽车制造商将注意力转回内燃机和混合动力汽车，这为特斯拉和 Rivian 等纯电动汽车公司留出了市场空间。

“In a U.S. automotive marketplace starved for high-quality EV choice, R2 is an attractively priced option for everyday adventures that is resonating with a broad set of consumers and we expect will be a game changer for Rivian’s long-term growth and profitability,” the company said in a letter to shareholders released Thursday.

“在美国汽车市场急需高质量电动汽车选择的情况下，R2 是一款价格极具吸引力的日常探险车型，它引起了广大消费者的共鸣，我们预计它将成为 Rivian 长期增长和盈利能力的转折点，”该公司在周四发布的致股东信中表示。

Rivian revealed earlier this month that it built 19,751 vehicles in the third quarter and delivered 19,248. That was roughly 45% more than it delivered in the same period last year and a big jump from the 12,613 vehicles built and 12,194 delivered in the second quarter of 2026.

Rivian 本月早些时候透露，其第三季度生产了 19,751 辆汽车，交付了 19,248 辆。这比去年同期增长了约 45%，也远高于 2026 年第二季度生产的 12,613 辆和交付的 12,194 辆。

The increase was driven in large part by the company launching a second production shift at its factory in Normal, Illinois. Rivian said Thursday that the R2 was responsible for “much of the gain quarter-over-quarter,” but didn’t go into specifics.

这一增长在很大程度上得益于该公司在其位于伊利诺伊州诺默尔的工厂启动了第二个生产班次。Rivian 周四表示，R2 是“季度环比增长的主要原因”，但未提供具体细节。

The company generated $2.2 billion in revenue in the third quarter and suffered a net loss of $913 million — down from $1.2 billion in the same period last year. Rivian launched the R2 at a starting price of just under $60,000. A more affordable “premium” trim is supposed to be available later this year that starts at $53,990. Even cheaper versions are slated for 2027, which will be available for as low as $44,990.

该公司第三季度营收为 22 亿美元，净亏损 9.13 亿美元，低于去年同期的 12 亿美元。Rivian 推出 R2 时的起售价略低于 60,000 美元。一款更实惠的“高级”配置车型预计将于今年晚些时候上市，起售价为 53,990 美元。更便宜的版本计划于 2027 年推出，起售价低至 44,990 美元。