Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9

Rivian announced that the first customers of its new R2 SUV will get their vehicles on June 9. The automaker has spent the last few months ramping up its efforts to release the R2. The new SUV is more affordable and aimed at a larger market than its current R1 lineup. The new SUV will initially be available in a trim that starts just under $60,000. Rivian has announced plans to release a standard version that starts at $48,490 in 2027. The company has teased an even more affordable version starting around $45,000 late next year, a price tag Rivian has promoted since the R2 reveal in 2024. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has said it is maybe the most important thing the company has launched to date. The company expects as many as 25,000 vehicles delivered by the end of this year. Rivian hopes the R2 and its hatchback sibling, the R3, will help the company turn a profit for the first time since its founding in 2009.