Anonymousabout 4 hours ago
An EF-1 tornado struck Rivian's Normal, Illinois manufacturing plant on April 17, 2026, tearing open the roof and wall of Building 2 — the facility dedicated to assembling the R2 SUV just weeks before the company's first customer deliveries. While Rivian says it expects to resume R2 operations within days and no employees were injured, the timing puts intense pressure on a company already burning through cash, facing a 26% year-over-year sales decline, and counting on the R2 to reach profitability.