Several Top Rivian Executives Depart the Electric-Vehicle Startup

Rivian is under pressure to prove it can build its electric trucks at scale without having ramped up production before, as competition heats up from legacy auto makers. WSJ toured Rivian’s and Ford’s EV factories to see how they are pushing to meet demand. Illustration: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal

Several top executives at Rivian Automotive Inc., including the vice president overseeing body engineering and its head of supply chain, have departed the electric-vehicle maker in recent months.

The exits, confirmed by a Rivian spokeswoman, are the latest developments in what has been a challenging period for Rivian, which has been rolling out its first all-electric models but last year missed a critical production target of completing 25,000 vehicles. The company said it fell short of the goal by about 700 vehicles in part because of difficulty getting parts.

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