Rivian makes its second small workforce cut of the year ahead of R2 SUV launch

Rivian is out of about 5 workers-the second smaller workers have been spent in months-as the company prepare itself for all the more affordable launch of its more affordable. R 2 water The next year.

The company confirmed to TechCrunch that most of the new cuts were mostly to its “commercial” team, which related to sales and service operations, and the affected employees would be eligible for rehab and would be encouraged to apply for other open positions. Wall Street Journal First report Trimmed before Thursday.

The trims follow the cut of about one percent of its total staff forces TechCrunch first reported At the end of June. These cuts target the Riviens’ production team.

Rivian has repeatedly adjusted workforce in the last two years. It is lying around 10% of its employees early 2024 And Made a small cut on April 2024The The company started this year with about 15,000 employees worldwide.