The Rivian electric vehicle maker is preparing to resume work on his $ 5 billion manufacturing plant paused at Social Circle, Ga., According to the company.
The manufacturer scheduled an innovative ceremonial in September and goes to the road to begin construction next year, according to the representative of the Peilse Squire company. The startup will still use its originally selected contractor, Clayco, for work.
The plan asks for a manufacturing plant of 16 million square meters on a campus of 1,800 hectares. It will be built in two phases, each adding production capacity for 200,000 vehicles, according to Squire.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) originally announced the Rivian Plan to build the plant in 2021. In 2023, the company said that Clayco was selected in Chicago to build the installation, along with Jacobs as an engineer and skidmore, Owings and Merrill as a design architect. But last year, shortly after Rivian revealed a loss of $ 5.4 million during its previous fiscal exercise, the company said that stopping the project and produced a SUV near its existing plant in normal, ill., Instead of the Georgia installation.
A few months later, Rivian announced that he would build a $ 1.5 billion expansion at Illinois plant.
In January, Rivian closed a loan agreement with the U.S. Energy Loan Program Office for $ 6.6 billion to support the Georgia project, as well as a Georgia incentive package worth $ 1.5 billion. In terms of an economic development agreement with the state, Rivian must invest at least $ 5 billion and create 7,500 full -time jobs by the end of 2030.
Last month, Rivian also announced that he would open an office at the East Coast headquarters in Atlanta, as well as the manufacturing campus about 40 kilometers east of the city. This office is scheduled to open this year, with an expansion to be followed.
The Rivian Georgia manufacturing plant will begin to produce by 2028, according to Squire.
