A Chinese owned manufacturer purchased and refitted an existing auto parts manufacturing factory here in my town.
They do aluminum die casting of auto parts.
Their customers: Tesla and Rivian
I really hope they have success, it will be a big boost to our local economy.
Living in Oklahoma, very few have ever heard of a Rivian or what they cost. Most don't even know it's an EV. Conversations with curious people usually start with:
Who makes it? Rivian
I mean who makes it not the name of it? Rivian, they're made in Illinois.
Huh, never heard of it. Yep, most...
I did have a similar issue (2024 R1S GEN 1) with sporadic proximity unlocking. The solution was replacement of the Bluetooth sensor. Apparently temperature could impact the connectors on the sensor due to deformity of the sensor from heat. I logged it several times via the long press and hold...
Castings are currently manufactured in China by a company that supplies Tesla as well. I believe in the near future, castings will be manufactured in Oklahoma. The China based Manufacturer purchased a manufacturing facility and is currently retrofitting and expanding the facility to hold casting...
Good to know, I'm in Oklahoma and recently caught a rock. Planned on having it replaced at next service visit. Did the body shop do the calibration as well or did it go back to service center?
Received 2024.19.06 today while being serviced today for headlights alignment recall. Failing Module comtrolling the Bluetooth phone key connection replaced as well.
Not sure what difference is from .04 Issuance.
2024 R1S DM Performance large pack
2024 R1S DM large pack performance with original preorder price. It’s a great vehicle as built and will keep getting better with software updates.
It’s a $20k increase in price to get Gen 2 with same/similar options. Will take a bigger change in technology/capabilities for me to trade out.